Eden Love | |
Birth Name: | Eden William Love |
Birth Date: | 14 October 1909 |
Birth Place: | Burwood, New South Wales |
Ru Position: | Prop |
Repteam1: | Australia |
Repyears1: | 1932 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Ru Province1: | NSW |
Occupation: | Veterinarian |
School: | Newington College |
University: | University of Sydney |
Eden William Love[1] (14 October 1909 – 22 August 1991) was an Australian Rugby Union player and veterinarian who practised in Launceston, Tasmania.
Love was born in Burwood, New South Wales and attended Newington College (1921–1927).[2] He graduated from the University of Sydney in Veterinary Science in 1935.[3]
As a prop,[4] Love played for the Australia national rugby union team in three test matches,[5] making his debut in the Australia v New Zealand at Sydney on 2 July 1932.[6]
During World War II, Love served as a Lieutenant in the Australian Army and as a member of C Company, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, was taken as a prisoner of war during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies in Java.[7]