Mervin Cross OAM is an Australian former rugby league footballer and orthopedic surgeon.
He played in Australia's major competition the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) but Cross, a doctor, is better known for his achievements in the field of sports medicine as an Orthopaedic surgeon
Cross was known as a strong defensive forward who played for the South Sydney (1960–61), the Eastern Suburbs (1962) and North Sydney in 1963. At the end of the 1990s, Doctor Cross took up a position as an NRL board member.
Dr. Mervin Cross has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his revolutionary work in knee surgery.
Cross also worked as a director on the board of the National Rugby League until retiring in 2005.
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