Rugby-Former rugby league great Glover dies aged 70


April 3 (Reuters) - Former ⁠rugby league winger Neville Glover, who ⁠represented Australia and New South Wales, has ‌died aged 70, the Parramatta Eels said on Friday.

Glover appeared in 121 first-grade games and scored 55 ​tries across seven seasons with ⁠Parramatta. He played ⁠twice for Australia in 1978 against New Zealand ⁠and ‌once for New South Wales in 1979 against Britain.

He finished his ⁠playing career with Penrith in 1983 and ​later moved ‌into coaching. Glover received the Australian Sports ⁠Medal ​in 2000 and was also awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2018 ⁠for services to rugby league ​and the community.

"Neville’s passing has been deeply felt by the club, his former teammates, colleagues, and ⁠friends," Parramatta Eels said in a statement on their website. "He will forever remain a cherished member of the Blue and Gold ​family.

"The Parramatta Eels will ⁠honour Neville Glover by wearing black armbands during ​their match against the ‌Wests Tigers on Monday," the ​club added.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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