Record

CodeDS/UK/4324
Dates1935-2019
Person NameThornett; John Edward (1935-2019); MBE; Australian rugby union player
SurnameThornett
ForenamesJohn Edward 'Thorn'
TitleMBE
EpithetAustralian rugby union player
ActivityFlanker but lock and prop also, played for Australian Universities, Sydney University Football Club, Northern Suburbs, New South Wales, Norths and Australia (1955-1967, 37 caps, 3 points). Also played Water Polo to a high standard with Mosman (Sydney). He appears on the Mosman (Sydney) Sporting Wall of Fame.
Dates and PlacesBorn 30 March 1935, Griffith, NSW, Australia, died 4 January 2019, Bateman's Bay, aged 83.
Archive Catalogue
RefNoTitle
BML/2/2/6Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus Australia, Murrayfield, 15 February 1958
BML/2/2/10Big sheet and bundle, Australia versus South of Scotland, Mansfield Park, Hawick, 19 November 1966.
BML/2/2/5Big sheet and bundle, North of Scotland versus Australia, King George V Playing Field, Aberdeen, 11 February 1958
BML/2/2/7Big sheet and bundle, London Counties versus Australia, Twickenham, 12 November 1966.
BML/2/2/4Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Australia, Lansdowne Road, 18 January 1958
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