About Ross Birrell
Lived 1949 – 2015 (aged 65). Ross Birrell was a rugby league player.
Ross Lindsay Birrell (17 December 1948 - 16 March 2015) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Biography Born in 1948, Birrell started out as rugby union player and toured overseas with the Emerging Wallabies team, before making the switch to rugby league.
Birrell was a member of South Sydney's first-grade team from 1972 to 1975, playing as a centre, fullback and winger. Occasionally he served as the team's goalkicker and amassed 17-points in a win over Balmain in 1972. During his time at South Sydney he also had a stint in England with Hull Kingston Rovers.
In 1976 he left South Sydney to coach the Wagga Magpies.
Birrell died from cancer in 2015, at the age of 66. A real estate agent, he was the founder of Thornton Realty in Maitland, which he had established in 1996.
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Who was Ross Birrell?
Australian rugby league footballer (1949-2015)
When was Ross Birrell born?
Ross Birrell was born on 17 December 1949.
When did Ross Birrell die?
Ross Birrell died on 16 March 2015.
What was Ross Birrell's occupation?
Ross Birrell was a rugby league player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ross Birrell. https://biography.guide/ross-birrell/
MLA: "Ross Birrell." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ross-birrell/.
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