Joseph Stevenson (rugby union) explained

Joseph Stevenson
Full Name:Joseph Mason Stevenson
Birth Date:19 September 1886
Birth Place:Mackay, QLD, Australia
Death Place:Sydney, NSW Australia
Height:5 ft 9 in
Weight:11 st 10 lbs
Position:Halfback
Repyears1:1908–09

Joseph Mason Stevenson (19 September 1886 – 9 July 1941) was an Australian international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Mackay, Queensland, Stevenson was a product of Newcastle rugby, known by the nickname "Possum".[2]

Stevenson was a surprise selection on the Wallabies squad for the 1908–09 tour of Britain, as a back up to their halfback Fred Wood. His only prior representative experience had been for the Combined Country Second XV. He appeared in only two uncapped matches, both during the Wales leg of the tour, against Penygraig and Glamorgan.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Welcome to J. M. Stevenson. . . 19 April 1909 . 7.
  2. News: Death of Rugby Union Veteran . . 10 July 1941 . 2.
  3. Web site: Joseph Mason 'Possum' Stevenson . classicwallabies.com.au . en.