Des Carrick Explained

Des Carrick
Full Name:Desmond Joseph Carrick
Birth Date:2 September 1919
Birth Place:Stanmore, NSW, Australia
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1939–40

Desmond Joseph Carrick (2 September 1919 – 30 May 1999) was an Australian international rugby union player.

Carrick was born in Sydney and educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, where he captained the first XV.[1]

A Gordon player, Carrick had a quick rise to representative rugby, making his New South Wales debut at the age of 19, then earning a place on the Wallabies squad for the 1939–40 tour of Britain and Ireland, with the young centre preferred over veteran Cyril Towers.[2] The tour was cancelled due to World War II, soon after the team arrived in England, but he did get the opportunity to represent Australia against the Gymkhana XV during a stopover in Bombay on the trip home.[1]

Carrick served in the army during the war and reached the rank of Lance Sergeant. He considered signing with rugby league club Newtown, but continued as a rugby union player after the war, before retiring in 1946.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Desmond Joseph Carrick . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  2. Web site: 'Lucky 29' journey into despair - part two . . 26 May 2013.
  3. News: Carrick's Decision Hasty, Says Newtown President . . 9 April 1943 . 11 (Late Final Extra 2) . National Library of Australia.