Louis Victor Armbruster[1] (born 12 July 1902 – 11 October 1984)[citation needed] was an Australian rugby league footballer for New South Wales, Queensland and Australia. He is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.[2] Standing 6 feet 1 inches tall (1.85m) and weighing 191 lbs (86 kg), Armbruster primarily played in the Second-row, but he could also play Lock.[3]
Armbruster was born in the small farming community of Meerschaum Vale, New South Wales near Lismore. He began his rugby league career in 1922, he played over 230 games, including eight for Australia, scoring 63 tries and won a premiership in his career.[4]
Playing career
Armbruster's grade career commenced in the country at Mullumbimby, New South Wales from where he gained state selection for New South Wales in 1922. He played in the historic match of 1922 which saw Queensland beat New South Wales for the first time since 1908. Many of the victorious Queenslanders that day would later be Armbruster's state and national team-mates.[5]
Armbruster back row 2nd player from right, with the Kangaroos 1st Test, 5 October 1929
Along with his future Kangaroo captain Tom Gorman and state/national teammate Herb Steinohrt, Armbruster was a member of the 1924-25 world class Toowoomba side that beat all-comers including Sydney premiers Souths, Brisbane, Ipswich and representative sides including New South Wales, Victoria, Great Britain and New Zealand.
While playing with Toowoomba, Armbruster first gained national selection appearing in the 2nd and 3rd Tests of the 1924 domestic Ashes series against Great Britain.
He played with the Grammars club in Brisbane and then Valleys and was a regular representative in the Queensland state side making 35 appearances up till 1931. He was selected for the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and played in three Tests and sixteen minor representative tour games.[citation needed]
In February 2008, Armbruster was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.[6][7]
In 2008, rugby league in Australia's centenary year, Armbruster was named on the bench of both the Bundaberg Rugby League's and Toowoomba and South West teams of the century.[8][9] He was also inducted in the National Rugby League Hall of Fame.[10]
References
^"Mullumbimby Giants Club Profile". Mullumbimby Giants. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
^Century's Top 100 Players 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^"Brunswick Valley - Mullumbimby Giants - club_profile". www.brunswickvalley.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^"Vic Armbruster - National Rugby League Hall Of Fame". Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^Pollard, Jack (1965). Gregory's Guide to Rugby League. Australia: Grenville Publishing.
^Peter Cassidy. . Macquarie National News. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
^"Centenary of Rugby League - The Players". NRL/ARL. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
^"BRL Team of the Century named". sportingpulse.com. Bundaberg Rugby League Ltd. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
^Leslie, Cameron (21 August 2008). "Rugby League Team of the Century named". The Chronicle. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
^"Vic Armbruster - National Rugby League Hall Of Fame". Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
External links
, qrl.com.au; accessed 12 July 2017.
January 07, 2023
armbruster, louis, victor, armbruster, born, july, 1902, october, 1984, citation, needed, australian, rugby, league, footballer, south, wales, queensland, australia, considered, nation, finest, footballers, 20th, century, standing, feet, inches, tall, weighing. Louis Victor Armbruster 1 born 12 July 1902 11 October 1984 citation needed was an Australian rugby league footballer for New South Wales Queensland and Australia He is considered one of the nation s finest footballers of the 20th century 2 Standing 6 feet 1 inches tall 1 85m and weighing 191 lbs 86 kg Armbruster primarily played in the Second row but he could also play Lock 3 Vic ArmbrusterOgden s Cigarette card featuring Vic ArmbrusterPersonal informationBorn 1902 07 12 12 July 1902Meerschaum Vale New South Wales AustraliaDied11 October 1984 1984 10 11 aged 82 Playing informationPositionSecond rowClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1921 23 Mullumbimby1924 25 Valleys Toowoomba 1926 28 Grammars Brisbane 1929 30 Fortitude Valley1931 Bundaberg1931 35 Rochdale HornetsTotal 0 0 0 0 0RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1922 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 01924 31 Queensland 48 25 4 0 831924 30 Australia 8 2 0 0 61933 Other Nationalities 1 1 0 0 31923 NSW Country 2 0 0 0Armbruster was born in the small farming community of Meerschaum Vale New South Wales near Lismore He began his rugby league career in 1922 he played over 230 games including eight for Australia scoring 63 tries and won a premiership in his career 4 Playing career EditArmbruster s grade career commenced in the country at Mullumbimby New South Wales from where he gained state selection for New South Wales in 1922 He played in the historic match of 1922 which saw Queensland beat New South Wales for the first time since 1908 Many of the victorious Queenslanders that day would later be Armbruster s state and national team mates 5 Armbruster back row 2nd player from right with the Kangaroos 1st Test 5 October 1929Along with his future Kangaroo captain Tom Gorman and state national teammate Herb Steinohrt Armbruster was a member of the 1924 25 world class Toowoomba side that beat all comers including Sydney premiers Souths Brisbane Ipswich and representative sides including New South Wales Victoria Great Britain and New Zealand While playing with Toowoomba Armbruster first gained national selection appearing in the 2nd and 3rd Tests of the 1924 domestic Ashes series against Great Britain He played with the Grammars club in Brisbane and then Valleys and was a regular representative in the Queensland state side making 35 appearances up till 1931 He was selected for the 1929 30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and played in three Tests and sixteen minor representative tour games citation needed In February 2008 Armbruster was named in the list of Australia s 100 Greatest Players 1908 2007 which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code s centenary year in Australia 6 7 In 2008 rugby league in Australia s centenary year Armbruster was named on the bench of both the Bundaberg Rugby League s and Toowoomba and South West teams of the century 8 9 He was also inducted in the National Rugby League Hall of Fame 10 References Edit Mullumbimby Giants Club Profile Mullumbimby Giants Retrieved 29 September 2009 Century s Top 100 Players Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Brunswick Valley Mullumbimby Giants club profile www brunswickvalley com au Retrieved 29 September 2019 Vic Armbruster National Rugby League Hall Of Fame Hall of Fame Retrieved 29 September 2019 Pollard Jack 1965 Gregory s Guide to Rugby League Australia Grenville Publishing Peter Cassidy Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players Macquarie National News Archived from the original on 25 February 2008 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Centenary of Rugby League The Players NRL ARL Archived from the original on 26 February 2008 Retrieved 23 February 2008 BRL Team of the Century named sportingpulse com Bundaberg Rugby League Ltd Retrieved 8 January 2012 Leslie Cameron 21 August 2008 Rugby League Team of the Century named The Chronicle Retrieved 8 January 2012 Vic Armbruster National Rugby League Hall Of Fame Hall of Fame Retrieved 29 September 2019 External links EditQueensland Representatives qrl com au accessed 12 July 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vic Armbruster amp oldid 1071047740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
