Ed 'Snowy' Rigney (1893–1975), was a

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footballer for Newtown and the Eastern Suburbs clubs who played in the

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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. Rigney was selected to represent

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in 1919 and 1921 and is recognized as the

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' 107th player, and the

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' 114th player.

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