Elton Rasmussen

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Elton Rasmussen was an Australian rugby league player. He was a second-row forward with the St. George Dragons during their 11 year consecutive premiership winning run from 1956 to 1966. He was a representative in the Australian national team from 1959 to 1960 and from 1967 to 1968.

Rasmussen was a Queensland representative player before joing the Dragons in 1962. He played 122 games for St George till 1968 and played in five winning Grand Finals.

He captain-coached Brisbane Souths in 1969 and again earned Queensland representative honours in that year.

He died in 1978.

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  • Writer, Larry (1995) Never Before, Never Again, Pan MacMillan, Sydney