Charles Morrissey
Charles Vincent Morrissey (26 April 1903 – 20 February 1938) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
| Birth name | Charles Vincent Morrissey[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 April 1903[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | "Quat Quatta" Corowa, NSW | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 February 1930 (aged 26)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Qurindi NSW | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St ignatius college | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Alice Margaret Cussen | ||||||||||||||||
| Children | John Leo (deceased) and Patricia (Gorman) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Grazier | ||||||||||||||||
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Morrissey, a centre, was born in Singleton and claimed a total of 5 international rugby caps for Australia. He was the first captain of Wanderers RFC in Newcastle, NSW which was formed in 1925 having originally been established as GPS Old Boys in 1924.
He also played six first-class cricket matches for New South Wales between 1924/25 and 1925/26.[2][3]
References
- "Scrum.com player profile of Charles Morrissey". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- "Charles Morrissey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- "Charles Morrissey". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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