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| Born | 16 April 1988 Alotau, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 6 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tommy Butterfield (born 1988) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who played for the PNG Hunters and Brisbane Tigers as a hooker in the Queensland Cup .He is a Papua New Guinea international and was previously contracted to the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.
Early years
[edit]Butterfield attended Redcliffe State High School and the University of the Sunshine Coast.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Butterfield was a Redcliffe Dolphins junior and played for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.[citation needed]
In 2012, he was approached by Whitehaven but the club failed to get Rugby Football League approval.[3]
Representative career
[edit]Butterfield toured Europe with Papua New Guinea in 2007.[4] He was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 World Cup, but did not make the final squad.[5]
In 2009 he played for PNG against Australia's Prime Minister's XIII.[4]
In 2010 he played for Australian Universities Rugby League when they toured England and France.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Butterfield among cream of crop in league". University of the Sunshine Coast. 19 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ Whitehaven sign PNG's Glen Nami and Jesse Joe Parker bbc.co.uk, 22 February 2012
- ^ a b Butterfield dons PNG colours Redcliffe and Bayside Herald, 30 September 2009
- ^ "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ Butterfield among cream of crop in league usc.edu.au, 19 October 2010