{{Short description|PNG international rugby league footballer}} {{Use British English|date=April 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Tommy Butterfield | image = T Butterfield, Easts versus Souths Logan.JPG | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1988|4|16}} | birth_place = Alotau, Papua New Guinea | height = 1.75 m | weight = {{convert|78|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | position = Hooker | club1 = {{nowrap|PNG Hunters}} | year1start = 2021 | year1end = | appearances1 = 2 | tries1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 0 | teamA = {{nowrap|Papua New Guinea}} | yearAstart = 2007 | yearAend = | appearancesA = | triesA = | goalsA = | fieldgoalsA = | pointsA = | teamB = {{nowrap|PNG Prime Minister's XIII}} | yearBstart = 2009 | yearBend = 18 | appearancesB = 2 | triesB = 0 | goalsB = 0 | fieldgoalsB = 0 | pointsB = 0 | teamC = {{nowrap|Queensland Residents}} | yearCstart = 2015 | yearCend = | appearancesC = 1 | triesC = 0 | goalsC = 0 | fieldgoalsC = 0 | pointsC = 0 | source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tom-butterfield/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> | updated = 6 January 2024 }}
'''Tommy Butterfield''' (born 16 April 1988) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who played for the PNG Hunters and Brisbane Tigers as a {{rlp|hk}} in the Queensland Cup .He is a Papua New Guinea international and was previously contracted to the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.{{citation needed|date=January 2026}}
==Early years== Butterfield attended Redcliffe State High School and the University of the Sunshine Coast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2010 |title=Butterfield among cream of crop in league |url=http://www.usc.edu.au/university/news-and-events/news-archive/2010/Butterfield-among-cream-of-crop-in-league.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325171001/http://www.usc.edu.au/university/news-and-events/news-archive/2010/Butterfield-among-cream-of-crop-in-league.htm |archive-date=2012-03-25 |access-date=27 August 2025 |website=University of the Sunshine Coast}}</ref>
==Playing career== Butterfield was a Redcliffe Dolphins junior and played for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
In 2012, he was approached by Whitehaven but the club failed to get Rugby Football League approval.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/17126259 Whitehaven sign PNG's Glen Nami and Jesse Joe Parker] ''bbc.co.uk'', 22 February 2012</ref>
==Representative career== Butterfield toured Europe with Papua New Guinea in 2007.<ref name=dons>[http://redcliffe-and-bayside-herald.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/butterfield-dons-png-colours/ Butterfield dons PNG colours] ''Redcliffe and Bayside Herald'', 30 September 2009</ref> He was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 World Cup, but did not make the final squad.<ref name="PNG name preliminary squad">{{cite web|url=http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/08/03/png-name-preliminary-squad.aspx|title=PNG name preliminary squad|publisher=RLWC.com|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref>
In 2009 he played for PNG against Australia's Prime Minister's XIII.<ref name=dons/>
In 2010 he played for Australian Universities Rugby League when they toured England and France.<ref name=usc>[http://www.usc.edu.au/university/news-and-events/news-archive/2010/Butterfield-among-cream-of-crop-in-league.htm Butterfield among cream of crop in league] ''usc.edu.au'', 19 October 2010</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.redcliffedolphins.com.au/index.php?id=124 Redcliffe Dolphins profile]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Butterfield, Tommy}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Papua New Guinean sportsmen Category:Brisbane Tigers players Category:Papua New Guinea Hunters players Category:Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players Category:Papua New Guinean emigrants to Australia Category:Papua New Guinean rugby league players Category:PNG Prime Minister's XIII players Category:Queensland Residents rugby league team players Category:Redcliffe Dolphins players Category:Rugby league hookers Category:Rugby league players from Milne Bay Province Category:University of the Sunshine Coast alumni