Lou Hutt

OVERALL STATISTICS

BIRTHAGESIGNED ONFROM
08-07-1904
N/A
15-08-1929
New Zealand
DEBUTLAST MATCHLEFT
31-08-1929 v Widnes
Hull K.R.
1931-
CAREERAPPEARANCES (SUBS)
1929-1930
82 (0)
TRIESGOALSDGOALSPTS
6
0
0
18

Biography of Lou Hutt



HERITAGE NO : 380
Lou Hutt by Alex Service

Louis Stanley George (Lou) Hutt was one of three Kiwis who signed for the Saints in sensational fashion before the start of the 1929-30 season. Lou was also joined at St.Helens by second-rower Trevor Hall and winger Roy Hardgrave. All three had played against the touring Lions in the final Test of the 1928 tour at Christchurch and had expressed a desire to play in England. Hardgrave signed for £100, with Hutt and Hall secured for half that amount.

Known as `The Daddy of them all,` Lou Hutt was a strongly-built man who was extremely difficult to tackle and despite his status as a forward had the pace to play in the threequarters if required. A solid scrummager and workhorse, Lou played as blind-side prop and occasionally as hooker in his first season, when Saints were one of the best sides in the Rugby League. Unfortunately they were to end up with no silverware, as a result of an indifferent performance at Wembley against Widnes and a controversial Championship semi-final at Knowsley Road when Alf Ellaby was obstructed out of the game!

Lou showed his versatility in the 1930-31 campaign when he appeared as a loose forward for several matches, with Ebor Hill and Lou Houghton prominent in the front row. He was the first of the three New Zealanders to return home. In fact, all three Kiwis had been in dispute with the club about the provision of suitable employment, which came to a head before the crucial Challenge Cup semi-final against Wigan in 1930. Fortunately matters were resolved and a deal was brokered by the Mayor (and big Saints supporter) Alderman Tom Boscow! The three stars were in fine form as mighty Wigan were eventually beaten in a replay at Mather Lane, Leigh by 22-10.
The St.Helens club has had a fine tradition of New Zealand players ranging from Jum Turtill and Arthur Kelly in the early 1900s to Shane Cooper, George Mann and Kevin Iro in more recent times. Lou Hutt helped to carry on that tradition with his two team-mates in the late 1920s

Outside rugby Lou returned to his homeland and worked as a Traffic Inspector. He lived in Lincoln Road, Henderson at one point and died in Auckland in May 1969 aged 64.


SEASON STATISTICS

Season (Official Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
1929~303 0 0 42
1930~313 0 0 40
TOTALS:6 0 0 82
Season (Other Matches)TriesGoalsDGoalsMatches
TOTALS:

ALL MATCHES

DateMatchPosOpponentsCompVenueFTFTOTGDG
31st Aug 1929 1
L
 8 Widnes L H 0 3 VIEW
4th Sep 1929 2
L
 8 Leeds L A 5 7 VIEW
7th Sep 1929 3
W
 8 Widnes L A 21 8 VIEW
14th Sep 1929 4
D
 8 Hunslet L H 8 8 VIEW
19th Sep 1929 5
W
 8 Leeds L H 22 7 1 VIEW
22nd Sep 1929 6
W
 8 Rochdale Hornets L A 11 7 VIEW
24th Sep 1929 7
W
 8 Oldham L H 20 13 VIEW
2nd Oct 1929 8
L
 8 Hull L A 5 8 VIEW
5th Oct 1929 9
L
 8 Halifax L A 13 19 VIEW
12th Oct 1929 10
W
 8 Broughton Rangers LC1 A 10 9 VIEW
19th Oct 1929 11
W
 8 Salford L H 18 12 VIEW
23rd Oct 1929 12
D
 11 Salford LC2 H 8 8 VIEW
26th Oct 1929 13
L
 11 Castleford L H 10 20 VIEW
30th Oct 1929 14
L
 8 Salford LC2(rep) A 3 13 VIEW
2nd Nov 1929 15
W
 8 Broughton Rangers L A 8 3 VIEW
9th Nov 1929 16
W
 8 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 24 5 VIEW
16th Nov 1929 17
D
 8 Australia Tour H 18 18 VIEW
23rd Nov 1929 18
L
 8 Leigh L A 3 5 VIEW
30th Nov 1929 19
W
 8 York L A 18 5 VIEW
25th Dec 1929 20
W
 8 St. Helens Recs L H 8 3 VIEW
26th Dec 1929 21
W
 8 Wigan L H 14 5 VIEW
1st Jan 1930 22
L
 8 St. Helens Recs L A 0 3 VIEW
8th Feb 1930 23
W
 9 St. Helens Recs CC1 H 9 7 VIEW
15th Feb 1930 24
W
 9 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 16 5 VIEW
22nd Feb 1930 25
W
 9 Leeds CC2 A 18 5 VIEW
1st Mar 1930 26
W
 9 Leigh L H 23 2 VIEW
8th Mar 1930 27
W
 11 Hunslet CC3 H 22 7 VIEW
15th Mar 1930 28
L
 9 Salford L A 2 11 VIEW
22nd Mar 1930 29
W
 9 Hull L H 23 4 VIEW
29th Mar 1930 30
D
 9 Wigan CCSF N 5 5 VIEW
2nd Apr 1930 31
W
 8 Wigan CCSF(rep) N 22 10 VIEW
5th Apr 1930 32
L
 8 Hunslet L A 11 14 VIEW
9th Apr 1930 33
W
 8 Swinton L A 8 3 VIEW
12th Apr 1930 34
W
 12 Batley L H 19 3 VIEW
14th Apr 1930 35
W
 8 Warrington L H 23 15 VIEW
17th Apr 1930 36
W
 8 Batley L A 15 11 VIEW
18th Apr 1930 37
W
 8 Wigan L A 8 3 VIEW
19th Apr 1930 38
W
 8 Broughton Rangers L H 31 17 2 VIEW
21st Apr 1930 39
W
 13 York L H 29 0 VIEW
22nd Apr 1930 40
W
 8 Swinton L H 8 4 VIEW
26th Apr 1930 41
L
 13 Leeds ChSF H 6 10 VIEW
3rd May 1930 42
L
 8 Widnes CCF N 3 10 VIEW
30th Aug 1930 43
W
 8 Widnes L A 21 7 VIEW
6th Sep 1930 44
L
 8 Widnes L H 5 9 VIEW
10th Sep 1930 45
L
 8 Salford L A 5 11 VIEW
13th Sep 1930 46
L
 8 Swinton L A 3 12 VIEW
20th Sep 1930 47
W
 12 Warrington L H 18 12 VIEW
27th Sep 1930 48
W
 11 Hull Kingston Rovers L A 21 5 VIEW
4th Oct 1930 49
W
 13 Dewsbury L H 12 10 VIEW
11th Oct 1930 50
L
 13 Wigan LC1 A 7 24 VIEW
18th Oct 1930 51
L
 11 Leeds L H 8 20 VIEW
25th Oct 1930 52
W
 13 York L A 10 4 VIEW
1st Nov 1930 53
W
 13 Bramley L H 34 14 VIEW
8th Nov 1930 54
W
 13 Huddersfield L A 10 5 VIEW
15th Nov 1930 55
W
 13 Salford L H 7 0 VIEW
22nd Nov 1930 56
W
 13 Barrow L A 7 4 VIEW
29th Nov 1930 57
W
 9 Rochdale Hornets L H 33 15 VIEW
6th Dec 1930 58
W
 9 Wigan Highfield L A 10 7 VIEW
13th Dec 1930 59
W
 9 Oldham L H 7 2 VIEW
20th Dec 1930 60
W
 13 Rochdale Hornets L A 9 2 VIEW
25th Dec 1930 61
W
 13 St. Helens Recs L H 7 6 VIEW
26th Dec 1930 62
L
 13 Wigan L H 2 23 VIEW
27th Dec 1930 63
L
 8 Leeds L A 0 23 VIEW
1st Jan 1931 64
L
 10 St. Helens Recs L A 3 5 VIEW
3rd Jan 1931 65
W
 13 Halifax L H 20 6 VIEW
10th Jan 1931 66
L
 13 Warrington L A 3 14 VIEW
17th Jan 1931 67
W
 13 Swinton L H 8 3 VIEW
24th Jan 1931 68
D
 13 Broughton Rangers L A 0 0 VIEW
31st Jan 1931 69
L
 13 Huddersfield L H 0 10 VIEW
7th Feb 1931 70
W
 13 Keighley CC1 H 46 4 VIEW
14th Feb 1931 71
W
 13 Bramley L A 19 8 1 VIEW
21st Feb 1931 72
W
 13 Castleford CC2 A 8 2 VIEW
28th Feb 1931 73
W
 13 Barrow L H 30 0 VIEW
7th Mar 1931 74
W
 13 Broughton Rangers CC3 A 8 7 VIEW
14th Mar 1931 75
W
 13 Leigh L A 20 19 VIEW
17th Mar 1931 76
W
 13 Dewsbury L A 10 7 VIEW
28th Mar 1931 77
L
 13 Halifax CCSF N 2 11 VIEW
4th Apr 1931 78
L
 10 Oldham L A 7 28 VIEW
6th Apr 1931 79
W
 10 York L H 13 3 1 VIEW
7th Apr 1931 80
L
 13 Halifax L A 13 15 VIEW
11th Apr 1931 81
W
 13 Broughton Rangers L H 37 5 VIEW
25th Apr 1931 82
W
 10 Hull Kingston Rovers L H 25 5 1 VIEW
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub.
WINS : 52 | LOSSES : 25 | DRAWS : 5

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