Henry Holloway

Henry Holloway (1931–1999) was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. A national representative forward, he played club football in New South Wales and Queensland and represented both states. Holloway later coached in Brisbane.

Henry Holloway

Personal information
Born	20 March 1931 Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia
Died	5 August 1999 (aged 68) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1954–57 Newtown 69 6 0 0 18 Waratah Mayfield 1959–?? Brisbane Souths 196?–66 Redcliffe Total 69 6 0 0 18 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1955 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0 1955 Australia 3 1 0 0 3 1959 Queensland 2 0 0 0 0 1960 Brisbane
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1960 Souths (Brisbane) 1963–66 Redcliffe 1974–78 Fortitude Valley 1975–80 Wynnum Manly Total 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 19??–?? Brisbane
Source: [1][2]

Career

Holloway served in Japan in 1950 with the RAAF. At the end of the 1954 NSWRFL season, Holloway's first with Newtown,[3] he played at second-row forward in their loss to South Sydney in the grand final. During the following season, Holloway was selected to represent Australia against the touring French team, becoming Kangaroo No. 315.[4] At the end of the 1955 NSWRFL season he again played at second-row forward in the grand final which Newtown lost to Souths by one point.

Holloway then moved north, playing with Waratah Mayfield Cheetahs in the Newcastle Rugby League in 1955[5] and joining the Brisbane Rugby League's Souths club.[6] In 1959 Holloway played in the Queensland victory over New South Wales that attracted 35,261 spectators, smashing Brisbane's previous record for an interstate match of 22,817.[7] In 1960 he was captain-coach of Souths. He also played for the Brisbane team in the Bulimba Cup.[8] Holloway later captain-coached the Redcliffe club from 1963 to 1966,[9] winning the grand final with them in 1965.

Holloway later coached the Fortitude Valley club, taking them to premiership victories in 1970 and 1974.[10] He coached a combined Brisbane side to the final of the 1979 Amco Cup.[11] During the 1970s and 1980s Holloway coached the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.[12]

Holloway died in Brisbane, on 5 August 1999 aged 68.[13]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. Rugby League Project Coaches
3. "Henry Holloway". yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
4. "Kangaroos Register". australianrugbyleague.com.au. ARL. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
5. newcastle.com.au (11 February 2008). "Newcastle Rugby League - Team Of The Century". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
6. qrl.com.au. "Queensland Representative Players". History. Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
7. Goodman, Tom (28 May 1959). "Queensland beats N.S.W. in league by 17-15". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
8. "Winger's 21 Points". The Sun-Herald. 17 April 1960. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
9. "First Grade Captains and Coaches". redcliffedolphins.com.au. Redcliffe Dolphins. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
10. Whiticker, Alan, Hudson, Glen (2006). The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players. Australia: Gary Allen Publishing. p244.
11. Curran, Brian (16 August 1979). "Cronulla all the way in Cup final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
12. "Club History". wynnumseagulls.com.au. Wynnum Manly Seagulls. Archived from the original on 4 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
13. Whiticker, Alan, Hudson, Glen (2006). The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players. Australia: Gary Allen Publishing. p244.

Published sources

• Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.