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{{short description|Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer}}
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|name = Vic Bulgin
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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''' (1927–20078 November 1927 – 19 January 2007) was an Australian [[rugby league]] footballer ofwho 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 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=NRLNational Rugby League |accessdateaccess-date=1 December 2013 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014505/http://rugbyleague2013.nrl.com/PDF/Australian_Players_Register.pdf |archivedatearchive-date= 3 December 2013 |df= }}</ref> He appeared in 16 matches on tour, – no tetstests. In 1949 Bulgin again went away with the Australian rugby league sideteam 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.
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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 the [[Commonwealth Tournament]] in 1959 and 1967. 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==
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{{Succession box
| before = [[Jack Hampstead]]<br>1953–1954
| after = [[Vic Hey]]<br>1955–1956
| title = [[List of Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coaches|Coach]]<br>{{leagueicon|canterbury|size=18}}<br>[[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]]
| years = 1955
}}
{{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
}}
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==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}}</small>
 
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