Career
He was known invariably as "The Sneak", "The Phanthom" and "The Scarlet Pimpernel". He played 46 games with Western Suburbs between 1965 and 1967, scoring 14 tries. He played 121 games with South Sydney between 1967 and 1973, scoring 56 tries.
He played in the 1968, 1970 and 1971 victorious Rabbitohs Grand Final teams.
He played 35 games with Parramatta Eels between 1974 and 1975, scoring 11 tries and 28 goals. He is widely acknowledged as Parramatta"s finest player of his era and an inspiration to the success of future players such as Peter Sterling and Brett Kenny.
Denis Pittard represented for Australia in two Test matches (1969–1970) and appeared five times for New South Wales (1969–1972). Pittard toured New Zealand with the Australian side in 1969 and was selected in the 1970 Australian World Cup squad.
He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo Number.
