Aiden Cairns

Aiden Cairns

Personal information
Full name	Aiden Joseph Cairns
Born	1917
Died	15 January 1992 Brisbane, Queensland
Playing information
Position	Centre, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1938–39 Eastern Suburbs 17 8 0 0 24
Source: [1]

Aiden Joseph Cairns (1917-1992) was a professional rugby league footballer in the Australian competition, the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership.

Playing career

A three-quarter, Cairns, played in 17 matches for the Eastern Suburbs in 1938 and 23 for the North Sydney club in 1941,1942 and 1944. In the 1938 season, Cairns was a try scorer in the Eastern Suburbs side that was defeated by Canterbury in that year's premiership final.^[2]

Death

He died on 15 January 1992 in Brisbane, Queensland and was cremated at Mt. Thompson Memorial Gardens.

References

1. "Aden Cairns - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
2. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

Sources

• The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson