Bruce Bailey (rugby union) explained

Bruce Bailey
Full Name:Bruce Gilbert Bailey
Birth Date:7 May 1940
Birth Place:Sydney, NSW, Australia
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1963

Bruce Gilbert Bailey (7 May 1940 – 12 January 1999) was an Australian international rugby union player.[1]

A wool-classer from country New South Wales, Bailey was known by the nickname "Broody" and played as a prop.[2]

Bailey was captain-coach of Goulburn in 1963 when he earned a Wallabies call up for their 1963 tour of South Africa and featured in eight fixtures during the tour, but none of the Tests against the Springboks.[3] He later lived in Melbourne through his work, winning premierships as both a player and coach with Box Hill.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Reunion for Wallabies . . 9 July 1964 . 26 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Bruce Gilbert (‘Broody’) Bailey . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  3. News: Rugby Union: Whites journey to Goulburn tomorrow . . 14 June 1963 . 10 . National Library of Australia.