Charles "Jeff" McMurtrie (1 May 1878 – 9 August 1951) was a pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented his country at both sports. He competed in rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics and was an early dual-code rugby international.
Rugby union McMurtrie won Olympic Gold in London in 1908 playing rugby union for the Wallabies in the team captained by Chris McKivat.
Rugby league career On his return to Australia, he joined the fledgling code of rugby league along with a number of his Olympic teammates. He was selected in 1911 for the 2nd Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and played in 7 tour matches, scoring 3 tries. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 81.ARL Annual Report 2005
Along with Peter Burge and Bob Stuart, McMurtie made his international league debut in a tour match in 1911 but did not play in any tests. Collectively they were Australia's 17th to 19th dual code rugby internationals.
See also Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Footnotes
References Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League, Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
External links Charles McMurtrie's profile at databaseOlympics