# New South Wales Rugby League's Team of the Century

The New South Wales Rugby League Team of the Century is a hypothetical team comprising the best players who have played for New South Wales to form a team for 1908 until 2007. Rugby league in New South Wales was initiated in 1908 with the New South Wales Rugby Football League competition, which evolved into the New South Wales Rugby League in 1984. Today, ten New South Wales clubs participate in the national competition while thirteen formerly did so.
The team was announced on 19 May 2008, ahead of the first State of Origin game in Sydney.

## The team

| No. | Name | | Position | Clubs | New South Wales | Australia |
| 1. | Clive Churchill (c) | born 21 January 1927 died 9 August 1985 | Fullback | Central Newcastle, South Sydney, Brisbane Norths | 36 matches (1948-1957) 27 Interstate matches 9 City vs Country matches (with City) | 37 matches (1948–1956) 34 Test matches 3 World Cup matches |
| 2. | Ken Irvine | born 5 March 1940 died 22 December 1990 | Wing | North Sydney, Manly Warringah | 32 matches (1959–1967) 24 Interstate matches 8 City vs Country matches (with City) | 35 matches (1959–1968) 33 Test matches 2 World Cup matches |
| 3. | Reg Gasnier | born 12 May 1939 died 11 May 2014 | Centre | St. George | 16 matches (1959–1967) 16 Interstate matches | 39 matches (1959–1967) 36 Test matches 3 World Cup matches |
| 4. | Graeme Langlands | born 1 September 1941 died 20 January 2018 | Centre | Wollongong, St. George | 34 matches (1962–1975) 33 Interstate matches 1 City vs Country match (with Country) | 45 matches (1963–1975) 34 Test matches 11 World Cup matches |
| 5. | Dally Messenger | born 12 April 1883 died 24 November 1959 | Wing | Eastern Suburbs | 32 matches (1907–1912) 3 Tour matches 23 Interstate matches 6 City vs Country matches (with City) | 7 matches (1908–1910) 7 Test matches |
| 6. | Bob Fulton | born 1 December 1947 died 23 May 2021 | Five-eighth | Wests Wollongong, Manly-Warringah, Eastern Suburbs | 16 matches (1967-1978) 16 Interstate matches | 35 matches (1968-1978) 20 Test matches 15 World Cup matches 1 regular match |
| 7. | Andrew Johns | born 19 May 1974 | Halfback | Newcastle, Warrington | 26 matches (1995–2005) 23 State of Origin matches 3 City vs Country matches (with Country) | 27 matches (1995–2006) 18 Test matches 9 World Cup matches |
| 8. | Frank Burge | born 14 August 1894 died 5 July 1958 | Prop | Glebe, Grenfell, St. George | 6 matches (1912–1926) 6 Interstate matches | 13 matches (1914–1922) 13 Test matches |
| 9. | Sandy Pearce | born 1883 died 1930 | Hooker | Eastern Suburbs | 6 matches (1910-1920) 6 Interstate matches | 14 matches (1908-1922) 14 Test matches |
| 10. | Glenn Lazarus | born 11 December 1965 | Prop | Canberra Raiders, Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm | 22 matches (1989–1999) 19 State of Origin matches 3 Super League matches | 22 matches (1990–1999) 15 Test matches 6 World Cup matches 1 Super League match |
| 11. | Ron Coote | born 25 October 1944 | Second-row | South Sydney, Eastern Suburbs | 13 matches (1965–1975) 13 Interstate matches | 23 matches (1967–1975) 13 Test matches 10 World Cup matches |
| 12. | Norm Provan | born 18 December 1932 died 13 October 2021 | Second-row | St. George | 19 matches (1954–1961) 19 Interstate matches | 25 matches (1954–1960) 21 Test matches 4 World Cup matches |
| 13. | Johnny Raper | born 12 April 1939 died 9 February 2022 | Lock | Newtown, St. George, Wests Newcastle, Kurri Kurri | 24 matches (1959–1970) 24 Interstate matches | 39 matches (1959–1968) 33 Test matches 6 World Cup matches |
| 14. | Wally Prigg | born 17 October 1908 died 8 September 1980 | Reserve | Wests Newcastle, Centrals Newcastle | 35 matches (1929–1939) 35 Interstate matches | 19 matches (1929–1938) 19 Test matches |
| 15. | Dave Brown | born 4 April 1913 died 23 February 1974 | Reserve | Eastern Suburbs, Warrington | 19 matches (1930-1936) 19 Interstate matches | 9 matches (1933-1936) 9 Test matches |
| 16. | Steve Rogers | born 29 November 1954 died 3 January 2006 | Reserve | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St. George Dragons, Widnes | 21 matches (1973–1982) 17 Interstate matches 4 State of Origin matches | 24 matches (1973–1982) 21 Test matches 3 World Cup matches |
| 17. | Roy Bull | born 12 June 1929 died 29 June 2004 | Reserve | Manly-Warringah | 26 matches (1949–1956) 26 Interstate matches | 23 matches (1949–1957) 20 Test matches 3 World Cup matches |
| Coach | Jack Gibson | born 27 February 1929 died 9 May 2008 | | Eastern Suburbs, St. George, Newtown, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Parramatta Eels, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | 6 matches (1989–1990) as coach 2 wins 4 losses | |