Australian rugby league stars in the Menzies Era included:

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  Clive Churchill (born 1927 in Newcastle, NSW)
  The "Little Master" was fullback for South Sydney from 1947 to 1958 and captain from 1950
  South Sydney won the Sydney Rugby League in 1950, 51, 53, 54 & 55
  and were runners-up in 1949 & 52
  He played 40 test matches for Australia from 1948 to 1953
  Australian captain from 1950 to 1953
  He was Australian coach in 1959-60.
  Clive Churchill died of cancer in 1985


• Reg Gasnier (born 1939 in Sydney)
  Joined St George in 1958 and retired due to injuries in 1967
  St George won the Sydney Rugby League every year from 1955 to 66
  He played for Australia from 1959 and was captain from 1962 to 1967.

  




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  Johnny Raper (born 1939)
  Johnny Raper played 19 games for Newtown before joining St George as lock in 1959
  He remained with St George until 1968.
  St George won the Sydney Rugby League every year from 1955 to 66
  Johnny Raper played 33 test matches for Australia and was captain in 1968.

Rugby League World Cup winners during the Menzies Era

• 1954: Great Britain 16 beat France 12
• 1957: Australia
• 1960: Great Britain
• 1968: Australia 10 beat France 2
• 1970: Australia 12 beat Great Britain 7
• 1972: Australia 10 drew with Great Britain 10

Sydney Grand Final results during the Menzies Era:

• 1949: St George 19 beat South Sydney 12
• 1950: South Sydney 21 beat Western Suburbs 15
• 1951: South Sydney 42 beat Manly 14
• 1952: Western Suburbs 22 beat South Sydney 12
• 1953: South Sydney 31 beat St George 12
• 1954: South Sydney 23 beat Newtown 15
• 1955: South Sydney 12 beat Newtown 11
• 1956: St George 19 beat Balmain 12
• 1957: St George 31 beat Manly 9
• 1958: St George 20 beat Western Suburbs 9
• 1959: St George 20 beat Manly 0
• 1960: St George 31 beat Eastern Suburbs 6
• 1961: St George 22 beat Western Suburbs 0
• 1962: St George 9 beat Western Suburbs 6
• 1963: St George 8 beat Western Suburbs 3
• 1964: St George 11 beat Balmain 6
• 1965: St George 12 beat South Sydney 8
• 1966: St George 23 beat Balmain 4
• 1967: South Sydney 12 beat Canterbury 10
• 1968: South Sydney 13 beat Manly 9
• 1969: Balmain 11 beat South Sydney 2
• 1970: South Sydney 23 beat Manly 12
• 1971: South Sydney 16 beat St George 10
• 1972: Manly 19 beat Eastern Suburbs 14

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