Phil Hawthorne

Club Appearances: 56

Club Debut Year: 1968

Club Final Year: 1971

Position: Five-eighth

Club Points: 128

Club Tries: 5

Club Field Goals: 56

Representative Honours:

  • NSW v Qld: 2
  • Australia: 3
Appearances breakdown:

  • St George: 56
Points breakdown:

  • St George: 128

Champion rugby union five-eighth who had played for the Wallabies in 1962 when aged 18, before switching to league with St George in 1968. From 1968 to 1970 was SaintsÂ’ first-choice five-eighth, forcing Tony Branson into the centres. He was a field goal specialist, kicking 55 field goals in 52 games from 1968 to 1970 (when they were worth two points and games were played under the four-tackle rule). Played for NSW and Australia in 1970, captaining Australia in the third Ashes Test match. He had captained St George for the first time the day before he was named Test skipper, taking the job when Graeme Langlands and Billy Smith were ruled out with injuries that would also keep them out of the Test. Lost his place in 1971, when coach Jack Gibson preferred the more rugged Branson at five-eighth, and left for Easts in 1972

Played a total of 56 games for St George