Viv Farnsworth was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s.
11 Facts About Viv Farnsworth
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Viv Farnsworth played for Newtown, Wests, New South Wales and Australia, he represented Australasia.
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Viv Farnsworth primarily played as centre and is considered one of the Australia's finest footballers of the 20th century.
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Viv Farnsworth was regarded as an outstanding centre and, alongside his brother, Bill, was selected for New South Wales in 1910.
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Viv Farnsworth was a member of the 1910 premiership winning Newtown team in the try-less final against Souths.
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Viv Farnsworth made his Test debut in the first Test against England on 8 November 1911 and scored two tries.
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Viv Farnsworth scored a total of 19 tries on tour, one less than Herb Gilbert.
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The combination of Gilbert and Viv Farnsworth was a feature of the successful tour.
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Viv Farnsworth was still in England at the out-break of the Great War and he subsequently enlisted with a Lancashire regiment.
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Viv Farnsworth participated in the Ashes-winning series of 1920, again proving a formidable combination with Herb Gilbert in the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Viv Farnsworth was the great-uncle of the Parramatta Eels player and CEO, Denis Fitzgerald AM.