George Mackay (rugby union) explained

George Mackay
Birth Name:George Arthur Mackay[1]
Birth Date:7 May 1906
Birth Place:Sydney
Death Date:7 May 1981[2]
Death Place:Canberra
School:Newington College
Ru Position:Fullback
Repyears1:1926
Repteam1:Wallabies
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

George Arthur Mackay (7 May 1906 – 7 May1981) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. He was born in Sydney, and attended Newington College (1919–1922).[3] Mackay was a fullback and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia in 1926.[4] In later years he lived in Canberra and he died in Royal Canberra Hospital on his 75th birthday.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of George Mackay. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.
  2. http://ryersonindex.net/search.php Ryerson Index
  3. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 123
  4. http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/Statistics/AllTimePlayerList.aspx Waratahs Representatives: All–Time