Code | DS/UK/4324 |
Dates | 1935-2019 |
Person Name | Thornett; John Edward (1935-2019); MBE; Australian rugby union player |
Surname | Thornett |
Forenames | John Edward 'Thorn' |
Title | MBE |
Epithet | Australian rugby union player |
Activity | Flanker 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 Places | Born 30 March 1935, Griffith, NSW, Australia, died 4 January 2019, Bateman's Bay, aged 83. |
RefNo | Title |
BML/2/2/6 | Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus Australia, Murrayfield, 15 February 1958 |
BML/2/2/10 | Big sheet and bundle, Australia versus South of Scotland, Mansfield Park, Hawick, 19 November 1966. |
BML/2/2/5 | Big sheet and bundle, North of Scotland versus Australia, King George V Playing Field, Aberdeen, 11 February 1958 |
BML/2/2/7 | Big sheet and bundle, London Counties versus Australia, Twickenham, 12 November 1966. |
BML/2/2/4 | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Australia, Lansdowne Road, 18 January 1958 |