Herb Steinohrt
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Herb Steinohrt (21 Oct 1899 - 27 Dec 1985) was an Australian rugby league player. He was a Front Row Forward for the Australia national team. He played in 9 Tests between 1928 and 1932 as captain on 3 occasions.
Born at Pittworth, Queensland he moved to Toowoomba in 1921 and forged an identity there in football and later in real estate as a man of honour and discipline.
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[edit] Club career
He was graded by the Toowoomba Clydesdales in 1922 as a centre but soon moved to the forwards. He was known throughout his career for his uncompromising heavy tackling style. Along with his 1928 Kangaroo captain Tom Gorman Steinohrt was a member of the 1924-25 world class Toowoomba side that beat all comers including Sydney premiers Souths, Brisbane, Ipswich and representative sides including New South Wales, Victoria, Great Britain and New Zealand.
[edit] Queensland representative career
Although he did not first represent his State till age 26, from 1925 to 1933 he had an uninterrupted run as a Queensland Maroon representative, setting the then record of playing 30 consecutive interstate matches. In 1931 and 1932 he captained Queensland to series victories over NSW.In 1933 he was part of a Queensland squad that included the entire Toowoomba represntative team and Steinhort lead a "Clydesdales XIII" against NSW.
[edit] Australian representative career
Aged 29 in 1928 Herb was selected to the Australian team. He played in all 3 games of each of the three consecutive Test series against Great Britain in 1928, 1929-30 and 1932. On the 1929-30 Kangaroo tour he played in 3 Tests and 18 other Tour matches. In 1932 at home against the visiting English he captained the Kangaroos in all three Tests.
[edit] Post playing career
He retired from represntative football in 1932 but continued playing for Valleys and Toowoomba until 1936 including a match for the Clydesdales against the touring 1936 Lions where Toowoomba were narrowly beaten 10-8. He coached Toowoomba and various Queensland representative sides into the 1970s and was a selector for the Australian test team in 1946.
[edit] Representative matches played
| Team | Matches | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland v NSW | 34 | 1925 - 1933 |
| Queensland v Int'ls | 9 | 1925 - 1932 |
| Australia (Tests) | 9 | 1928 - 1932 |
[edit] Sources
- Whiticker, Alan (2004) Captaining the Kangaroos, New Holland, Sydney
- Andrews, Malcom (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
