William van Rugge

William Christian van Rugge (1921-1997) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.

William van Rugge

Personal information
Full name	William Christian van Rugge
Born	(1921-05-04)4 May 1921 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia
Died	5 July 1997(1997-07-05) (aged 76) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1942 Newtown 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

A Newtown junior, Bill van Rugge's career was cut short by war service in the Australian Army during World War II.^[2] In 1944 Van Rugge played for a combined-Brisbane team v's Ipswich^[3] in the Bulimba Cup before war service in New Guinea later that year. By war's end, his rugby league career was over.^[4]

Death

Van Rugge died on 5 July 1997 in Newcastle, New South Wales aged 76.^[5]