In 1926, at the age of 19, he was spotted by Eastern Suburbs talent scout John 'Dinny' Campbell, and invited to trial for a position in the team.

Busch's death left Harry Kadwell as the lone survivor of the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.

For many years after, fans would talk about a try Busch scored where he took the ball from a scrum, and shot down the blind-side with Souths, and Australian wing, Benny Wearing, in support.

As the Queensland defence closed in, Busch held the ball back from Wearing - he dummied to him five times before scoring a brilliant individual try.

England had held the Ashes for almost 20 years, with only a few minutes remaining and the scores locked at nil-all in the third and deciding test at Station Road, Swinton near Manchester, Busch collected the ball from a scrum win 30 metres out and scooted down the sideline.

He crashed over the try-line in the corner with Swinton, and England lock Fred Butters[5] on his back making a last-ditch attempt to stop him.

Referee Robinson looked set to award Australia the try, and the game (and with it the Ashes) when the touch-judge emerged through the crowd claiming Busch had taken out the corner post before grounding the ball.

[8] Following his death in 1999, players from the two Australian clubs for which he played, Eastern suburbs and Balmain wore black armbands in his honour.