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Post by Electric Eel on May 30, 2020 16:21:05 GMT 10
 Terry Reynolds Born - 1947 Died - 2007 Parramatta 1975 - 1976 Games - 48 |
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Post by Electric Eel on May 30, 2020 16:21:34 GMT 10
A rebel right to the end
Article from: The Sunday Telegraph
By David Riccio
October 21, 2007 12:00am
TERRY Reynolds loved a fight - even when he couldn't win.
On Thursday afternoon, rugby league's 1970s rebel was there still punching away against cancer.
"He was a tough bugger. I don't doubt he kept slogging away at it as long as he could,'' former Test forward Ray Price said.
But after battling 12 months with cancer of the lower oesophagus, the former Canterbury halfback died at the age of 60 with his family by his side.
"Terry was always a fighter, this was just one battle he couldn't win. It's a shame when anything gets you before you're ready,'' Price said.
Reynolds played 47 games for Canterbury, 46 for Parramatta and one match for NSW.
He caused a major controversy in 1970 when he was sacked from first grade by the Bulldogs for refusing to cut his hair.
At the time, he was regarded as one of the game's best halfbacks and his threats to quit the club were splashed across the front pages of daily newspapers.
"They can go to hell,'' Reynolds told The Daily Mirror at the time.
"Next they'll be telling me how to dress.''
With the support of his team-mates, Reynolds was dropped for just one match by coach Kevin Ryan. He reached a compromise and had his shoulder-length hair trimmed.
In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph this year, Reynolds said: "I was born and bred in Chippendale ... you learned to look after yourself. You learned to fight when you're doing it tough.''
Reynolds' funeral will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Leppington at noon on Wednesday.
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Post by Electric Eel on May 30, 2020 16:21:53 GMT 10
Talented halfback who represented NSW in one match in 1970, rode out a major controversy at the time concerning the length of his hair! (Reynolds was dropped to reserve grade by coach Kevin Ryan for not having it cut). Dogged by suspension controversies, Parramatta gave the young rebel his chance in 1973 when no other club wanted him.
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Post by Electric Eel on May 30, 2020 16:22:13 GMT 10
Terry Reynolds (1947 – 18 October 2007) was a professional rugby league footballer for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Parramatta Eels and for the New South Wales Rugby League team. A halfback or five-eighth, Reynolds played 47 first grade games for Canterbury, 46 for Parramatta and one match for New South Wales between 1968 and 1975.
A brother of Bulldogs first-grader Barry Reynolds, he joined Canterbury in 1966 when the Berries (as they were then known) were building up after a long period in the doldrums to become a major NSWRFL force for the first time since the 1940s. It was 1968 before Terry played first grade, but by the beginning of 1970 he had permanently replaced Ross Kidd as first grade halfback and was established as one of the best in the game and that season he played for New South Wales and later for a World Cup selection trial.
However, Reynolds’ speed and skill at halfback was already overshadowed by his flamboyant behaviour on the field – the Berries suspended him because he would not cut his long hair but he had it partly cut and was reinstated, playing with a headband. After further trouble in 1971 – during which season Reynolds had the distinction of potting the first one-point field goal in first grade – it was clear Reynolds would leave the Bulldogs.
North Sydney were originally considered likely to secure him, but by October it was clear he would go to Parramatta. Reynolds eventually debuted for the Eels in 1973, but faced competition from John Kolc, Kevin Hogan and latterly former South Sydney star Dennis Pittard. Often playing five-eighth with Kolc at halfback, Reynolds rendered valuable service to the Eels as they struggled in 1973 and 1974, but back at halfback became renowned for working many tryscoring moves down the blindside with lock Quayle as the Eels began their sudden rise to prominence in 1975. Persistent injuries caused him to retire before the 1976 season began.
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