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| Born | (1945-12-08)8 December 1945 (age 79) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denis John Pittard (born 8 December 1945) is an Australianrugby league footballer, an attackingfive-eighth who played in the 1960s and 1970s for theWestern Suburbs,South Sydney andParramatta as well as theAustralian national representative side. He was known as "The Sneak", "The Phanthom" and "The Scarlet Pimpernel".
Pittard played 46 games with Western Suburbs between 1965 and 1967, scoring 14 tries. He played 121 games with South Sydney between 1967 and 1973, scoring 56 tries. He played in the 1968, 1970 and 1971 victoriousRabbitohs Grand Final teams. He became the first player to win twoRothmans Medals in 1969 and 1971. He played 35 games withParramatta between 1974 and 1975, scoring 11 tries and 28 goals. Pittard wanted to play another season in 1976 but announced his retirement after receiving an opportunity to study outside Australia.[3][4][5]
Pittard represented forAustralia in two Test matches (1969–1970) and appeared five times for New South Wales (1969–1972). Pittard toured New Zealand with the Australian side in 1969 and was selected in the 1970 AustralianWorld Cup squad. He is listed on theAustralian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 433.[6]
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