Frank Curran

Who is Frank Curran?

Frank Curran was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1930s. An Australian international representative, he played club football for South Sydney in the NSWRFL Premiership as well as in country New South Wales.

Curran played for Ballina's Rovers club before moving to Sydney. He started playing first grade for Souths in the 1931 NSWRFL season. At the end of the season he played in the premiership final-winning Souths team. It was back-to-back championships for South Sydney, with Curran playing in the 1932 premiership final as well. In 1933 Curran was first selected to represent Australia, becoming Kangaroo No. 182. That season he also played representative football for City NSW. The 1937 NSWRFL season was Curran's last with South Sydney. He was selected to go on Kangaroo tours in 1937 and 1938. He became the first Australian player to score on French soil in a 1938 Test match.