Melbourne Tierney
Melbourne Tierney was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. Starting with his home village club Tumble RFC after the second world war, Tierney turned professional after the 1946 West Wales Cup final against Amman United RFC at Stradey Park, Llanelli. He played at representative level for Wales national [rugby league team|Wales], and at club level for Belle Vue Rangers and Rochdale Hornets, as a.Playing career
International honours
Tierney won a cap for Wales while at Belle Vue Rangers in 1953.He played at in Belle Vue Rangers' 7-10 defeat by Wigan in the 1947 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1947–48 [Northern Rugby Football League season|1947–48 season] at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 1 November 1947.Club records
Tierney holds Belle Vue Rangers' most consecutive appearances record, with 137-appearances from Saturday 23 September 1950 to Saturday 5 December 1953.Tierney was born in Tumble, Carmarthenshire, Wales on 3 December 1923. Tierney later worked as an engineer. He died from dementia in Stockport, Greater Manchester on 27 November 2014, at the age of 90.