years. Charles Russell was awarded Life Membership of the New South Wales Rugby League in 1944. In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, Russell was named in the Newtown Jets 18-man team of the century. See also Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics Footnotes References Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League, Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney Collective essays (1995) Gordon Bray presents The Spirit of Rugby, Harper Collins Publishers Sydney Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney Whiticker, Alan (2004) Captaining the Kangaroos, New Holland, Sydney External links 1884 births 1957 deaths Australasia rugby league team players Australia international rugby union players Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league administrators Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league players Australian rugby league referees Australian rugby union players Dual-code rugby internationals Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Newtown Jets captains Newtown Jets coaches Newtown Jets players Olympic gold medalists for Australasia Olympic rugby union players of Australasia Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby union players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Rugby union players from Sydney Rugby union wings