Reginald Cox Farnell (1891–1972) was an Australian

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player who played in the 1910s and 1920s.

Playing career

Farnell was a premiership winning rugby league player for

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. Farnell played six seasons with North Sydney between 1915-1918 and 1922-1923. He also played one season for Eastern Suburbs in 1919. Farnell played prop forward in the victorious

team that won the 1922 Grand Final, and also made one appearance for

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in 1919. Farrell died at

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on 11 July 1972, aged 81.Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 13/7/1972

References

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