John Fogarty (rugby union, born 1927) explained

John Fogarty
Birth Name:John Raymond Patrick Fogarty[1]
Birth Date:c. 1928
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland
School:St Joseph's, Nudgee
Position:wing
Repyears1:1949
Repteam1:Wallabies
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:3
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Yearastart:1952
Teama:Queensland
Appearancesa:1

John Raymond Patrick Fogarty (c. 18 October 1928 – 9 July 2007) was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played two tests as a winger for the Wallabies in 1949.

Fogarty started playing rugby for St. Joseph's Nudgee College in Brisbane. He played for Brothers Old Boys in the Brisbane club rugby competition.[2] in a golden era for the club. He represented Queensland as a winger.

Fogarty was a small player but was very fast and a good tackler.[2]

In 1949, Fogarty was chosen in two tests against a New Zealand Maori side in Brisbane and Sydney. He was also a member of the Australian touring team to New Zealand led by Trevor Allan that won the Bledisloe Cup for the first time.[3]

Fogarty's rugby league career included stints playing with Taree, Balmain, Brisbane Brothers and Herbert River. He also played one match for Queensland against New South Wales in 1952.

He died of lung cancer in 2007.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of John Fogarty. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.
  2. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Former-Wallaby-John-Fogarty-passes-away/2007/07/09/1183833414794.html AAP via The Sydney Morning Herald, "Former Wallaby John Fogarty passes away" 9 July 2007
  3. http://www.newswire.co.nz/main/viewstory.aspx?storyid=381860&catid=17 New Zealand Newswire, "Australian Rugby Mourns Passing of Wallaby Winger John Fogarty" 9 July 2007