Col Donohoe

Matthew Colin "Col" Donohoe (1929–1986) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney clubs, playing between 1951 and 1959.[3]

Col Donohoe
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Colin Donohoe
Born(1929-08-02)2 August 1929
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died16 June 1986(1986-06-16) (aged 56)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1951–53Eastern Suburbs44143045
1955–59South Sydney85130039
Total129273084
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1950NSW Country10000
1952–53Australia20000
1954–56New South Wales41003
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
1953Eastern Suburbs20101950
Source: [1][2]

Club career

Col Donohoe, a half-back, played 4 seasons with the Sydney Roosters in 1949, 1951,1952 and 1953. Donohoe then played 5 seasons at South Sydney Rabbitohs between 1955 and 1959. He is remembered by South's fans as the man who scored a try late in the grand final that won South Sydney Rabbitohs the 1955 Premiership.

Representative career

Col Donohoe represented NSW Country Firsts on one occasion in 1950. He then represented New South Wales on three occasions in the years 1954 and 1956.

He also played half-back for the Kangaroos, in the Third Test against New Zealand[4] representing Australia for the first time on 2 July 1952.[5] Donohue is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.294.[6]

Col Donohoe died in 1986 following complications during an operation for a hip replacement 47 days short of his 57th birthday.[7]

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ernie Norman
1950–1952
Coach

Sydney Roosters

1953
Succeeded by


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