Norm Provan

Norm Provan
Personal information
Full nameNorman Douglas Somerville Provan
Born(1932-12-18)18 December 1932
Urana, New South Wales, Australia
Died13 October 2021(2021-10-13) (aged 88)
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–65 St. George 256 64 1 0 194
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954–61 New South Wales 19 4 0 0 12
1954–60 Australia 14 7 0 0 21
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1962–65 St. George 81 66 2 13 81
1968 St. George 24 14 3 7 58
1975 Parramatta 27 14 1 12 52
1978–79 Cronulla-Sutherland 50 31 2 17 62
Total 182 125 8 49 69
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1974 Illawarra Firsts 2 0 0 2 0
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RelativesPeter Provan (brother)

Norman Douglas Somerville Provan (18 December 1932 – 13 October 2021) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach. Also nicknamed "Sticks", he was a second-row forward with the St. George Dragons during the first ten of their eleven consecutive premiership-winning years (1956-1966). Named among the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century, he was a representative in the Australia national team from 1954 to 1960, winning 14 Tests and two World Cups. In 2018, he was inducted as the 13th Immortal of Australian rugby league.

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