Ed Rigney

Ed 'Snowy' Rigney (1893–1975), was a rugby league footballer for Newtown and the Eastern Suburbs clubs who played in the New South Wales Rugby League.

Ed Rigney

Personal information
Full name	Edward Patrick Rigney
Born	(1893-07-29)29 July 1893 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 August 1975(1975-08-23) (aged 82) Pagewood, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1915–19 Newtown 38 0 0 1 2 1920–26 Eastern Suburbs 63 0 2 0 4 Total 101 0 2 1 6 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1919–21 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0 1922 Metropolis 2 0 0 0 0
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Playing career

Snowy Rigney began his rugby league career with the Newtown club in 1917, he played in 38 matches with that club before joining Eastern Suburbs in 1920.

A fullback, Rigney played 63 matches for the Eastern Suburbs club in the years 1920-24 & 1926 including the 1923 premiership decider. He was often nicknamed 'Muscles' due to his small statue. His son, Ted, was an aspiring amateur golfer in the 1940s and 1950s.^[2]

Rigney was selected to represent New South Wales rugby league team in 1919 and 1921 and is recognized as the Newtown Jets' 107th player, and the Sydney Roosters' 114th player.