Tom Butterfield
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Born | 1988 (age 32–33) Alotau, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 22 July 2021 Source: [1] |
Tommy Butterfield (born 1988) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who played for the PNG Hunters and Brisbane Tigers as a hooker in the Queensland Cup .He is a Papua New Guinea international and was previously contracted to the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.
Early years[]
Butterfield attended Redcliffe State High School and the University of the Sunshine Coast.[2]
Playing career[]
Butterfield was a Redcliffe Dolphins junior and played for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.
In 2012 he was approached by Whitehaven but the club failed to get Rugby Football League approval.[3]
Representative career[]
Butterfield toured Europe with Papua New Guinea in 2007.[4]
He was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 World Cup, but did not make the final squad.[5]
In 2009 he played for PNG against Australia's Prime Minister's XIII.[4]
In 2010 he played for Australian Universities Rugby League when they toured England and France.[2]
References[]
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Jump up to: a b Butterfield among cream of crop in league usc.edu.au, 19 October 2010
- ^ Whitehaven sign PNG's Glen Nami and Jesse Joe Parker bbc.co.uk, 22 February 2012
- ^ Jump up to: a b Butterfield dons PNG colours Redcliffe and Bayside Herald, 30 September 2009
- ^ "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
External links[]
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Eastern Suburbs Tigers players
- Papua New Guinea Hunters players
- Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players
- Papua New Guinean emigrants to Australia
- Papua New Guinean rugby league players
- People from Milne Bay Province
- Redcliffe Dolphins players
- Rugby league hookers
- University of the Sunshine Coast alumni