Tommy Butterfield (born 1988) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who played for the PNG Hunters and Brisbane Tigers as a hooker in the Queensland Cup .He is a Papua New Guinea international and was previously contracted to the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.

Tommy Butterfield
Personal information
Born (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36)
Alotau, Papua New Guinea
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021 PNG Hunters 2 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007 Papua New Guinea
2009–18 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 2 0 0 0 0
2015 Queensland Residents 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 6 January 2024

Early years

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Butterfield attended Redcliffe State High School and the University of the Sunshine Coast.[2]

Playing career

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Butterfield was a Redcliffe Dolphins junior and played for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.

In 2012 he was approached by Whitehaven but the club failed to get Rugby Football League approval.[3]

Representative career

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Butterfield toured Europe with Papua New Guinea in 2007.[4] He was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 World Cup, but did not make the final squad.[5]

In 2009 he played for PNG against Australia's Prime Minister's XIII.[4]

In 2010 he played for Australian Universities Rugby League when they toured England and France.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ a b Butterfield among cream of crop in league usc.edu.au, 19 October 2010
  3. ^ Whitehaven sign PNG's Glen Nami and Jesse Joe Parker bbc.co.uk, 22 February 2012
  4. ^ a b Butterfield dons PNG colours Redcliffe and Bayside Herald, 30 September 2009
  5. ^ "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
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