Dick Poole (rugby league)

Herbert Richard Poole (born 27 November 1930) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach.

[citation needed] Poole played junior football at the De La Salle school in Marrickville and then with the Earlwood Christian Youth Organisation before being graded with Newtown in 1949.

Poole made his Australian Test debut in 1955 in the series against France after having initially been picked as a reserve for the squad.

In 1957, he was a surprise selection as captain-coach ahead of the more experienced Ken Kearney in the squad for the World Cup tournament to be played in Australia.

In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, Poole was named in the Newtown Jets 18-man team of the century.