# Tom Butterfield

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{{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](/source/Alotau), Papua New Guinea
| height    = 1.75 m
| weight        = {{convert|78|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| position      = [Hooker](/source/Rugby_league_positions)
| club1         = {{nowrap|[PNG Hunters](/source/PNG_Hunters)}}
| year1start    = 2021
| year1end      = 
| appearances1  = 2
| tries1        = 0
| goals1        = 0
| fieldgoals1   = 0
| points1       = 0
| teamA         = {{nowrap|[Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_league_team)}}
| yearAstart    = 2007
| yearAend      = 
| appearancesA  = 
| triesA        = 
| goalsA        = 
| fieldgoalsA   = 
| pointsA       = 
| teamB         = {{nowrap|[PNG Prime Minister's XIII](/source/PNG_Prime_Minister's_XIII)}}
| yearBstart    = 2009
| yearBend      = 18
| appearancesB  = 2
| triesB        = 0
| goalsB        = 0
| fieldgoalsB   = 0
| pointsB       = 0
| teamC         = {{nowrap|[Queensland Residents](/source/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](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played for the [PNG Hunters](/source/PNG_Hunters) and [Brisbane Tigers](/source/Brisbane_Tigers) as a {{rlp|hk}} in the [Queensland Cup](/source/Queensland_Cup) .He is a [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_league_team) international and was previously contracted to the [Brisbane Broncos](/source/Brisbane_Broncos) in the [National Rugby League](/source/National_Rugby_League).{{citation needed|date=January 2026}}

==Early years==
Butterfield attended [Redcliffe State High School](/source/Redcliffe_State_High_School) and the [University of the Sunshine Coast](/source/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](/source/University_of_the_Sunshine_Coast)}}</ref>

==Playing career==
Butterfield was a [Redcliffe Dolphins](/source/Redcliffe_Dolphins) junior and played for the Easts Tigers in the [Queensland Cup](/source/Queensland_Cup).{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}

In 2012, he was approached by [Whitehaven](/source/Whitehaven_R.L.F.C.) 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](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_league_team) 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](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_league_team) for the [2008 World Cup](/source/2008_Rugby_League_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](/source/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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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

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