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{{short description|Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer}}
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{{Infobox rugby league biography
'''Victor John Bulgin''' (1927–2006) was a [[rugby league]] player for the [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs]] and [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] and represented [[Australian national rugby league team|Australian]] in that sport. He also represented his country as an amateur golfer.
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|source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Vic_Bulgin/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref><ref>[http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Vic-Bulgin_2049.aspx Yesterday's Hero]</ref>
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'''Victor John Bulgin''' (8 November 1927 – 19 January 2007) was an Australian [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1940s and 50s. An [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia national]] and [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales state]] representative {{rlp|fb}}, he played for Sydney's [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs]] and [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]] clubs. Bulgin also represented his country as an amateur golfer.
 
==Rugby League career==
Bulgin, a [[Rugby league positions|fullback]], began his career with Eastern Suburbs club as a 19-year old in 1947.
Bulgin, a [[Rugby league positions|fullback]], began his career with the Eastern Suburbs club as a 19-year-old in 1947. The following year he was selected for the [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales team]]'s tour of New Zealand and later that year was selected to go on the [[1948–49 Kangaroo Tour]], becoming Kangaroo No 254.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australian Kangaroos Player Register |url=http://rugbyleague2013.nrl.com/PDF/Australian_Players_Register.pdf |work=2013 Annual Report |publisher=National Rugby League |access-date=1 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014505/http://rugbyleague2013.nrl.com/PDF/Australian_Players_Register.pdf |archive-date= 3 December 2013 }}</ref> He appeared in 16 matches on tour, – no tests. In 1949 Bulgin again went away with the Australian rugby league team on its tour of New Zealand, once again though he never played in any of the [[Test match (rugby league)|test match]]es.
 
In 1950, he joined the [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown club]] where he played for two seasons. In 1951 he captain-coached the club.
The following year he was selected for [[NSW]] on their tour of [[New Zealand]] and later that year went away on the 1948–49 '[[Kangaroo Tour]]'. He appeared in 16 matches on tour, – no tets. In 1949 Bulgin again went away with the Australian rugby league side on its tour of New Zealand, once again though he never played in any of the test matches.
 
In 1950, he joined the [[Canterbury Bulldogs|Canterbury Bankstown]] club where he played for two seasons. In 1951 he captain-coached the club.
 
While playing football, Bulgin also served in the [[New South Wales Police Force]] and in 2008, rugby league's centennial year in Australia, he was named at fullback in a NSW Police team of the century.
 
==Amateur golf career==
At the end of his rugby league career he represented Australia as an amateur golfer. In 1959 he was runner up to [[Kel Nagle]] in the [[Australian Open (golf)|Australian Open]].
At the end of his rugby league career he represented Australia as an amateur golfer in the [[Commonwealth Tournament]] in 1959 and 1967 and in the [[Sloan Morpeth Trophy]] in 1961 and 1967. In 1959 he was runner up to [[Kel Nagle]] in the [[Australian Open (golf)|Australian Open]]. In 1965 he won the [[New South Wales Amateur Championship]]. He represented New South Wales in the [[Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches]] seven times between 1959 and 1967.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.ctfassets.net/3urhge2ecl20/4VY9lGkmI2RDJcNOH40Nws/f02282a90e22cfb98de4b903d2b961fa/Australian_Men_s_Interstate_Full_Results_1_.pdf |title=Full Results – Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches |publisher=Golf Australia |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref>
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<small>
* {{cite book | last=Whiticker, Alan and Hudson, Glen |title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players |year=2007
|publisher=''Gary Allen Pty Ltd'' |location=[[Wetherill Park, New South Wales]] |isbn=978-1-877082-93-1 |page=609}}</small>
 
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| NAME = Bulgin, Vic
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| before = [[Jack Hampstead]]<br>1953–1954
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian rugby league player
| after = [[Vic Hey]]<br>1955–1956
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1927
| title = [[List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coaches|Coach]]<br>{{leagueicon|canterbury|size=18}}<br>[[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]]
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| DATE OF DEATH years = 20061955
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{Succession box
| before = [[Alby Why]]<br>1950–1952
| after = [[Jack Hampstead]]<br>1953–1954
| title = [[List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coaches|Coach]]<br>{{leagueicon|canterbury|size=18}}<br>[[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]]
| years = 1952
}}
{{S-end}}
 
==Sources==
* {{cite book| last1=Whiticker|first1=Alan|last2=Hudson|first2=Glen|title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players|year=2007
|publisher=Gary Allen Pty Ltd|location=[[Wetherill Park, New South Wales]]|isbn=978-1-877082-93-1|page=609}}
 
==External links==
*[http://thebulldogs.com.au/sportal.php?page=player&id=165 Bulldogs profile]
 
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