Mick Flynn (rugby union) explained

Mick Flynn
Full Name:Brian Michael Flynn
Birth Date:19 July 1949
Birth Place:Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Death Place:Brisbane, QLD, Australia
School:Marist College Ashgrove
Position:Flanker / Lock
Provinceyears1:1969–78
Repyears1:1971

Brian Michael Flynn (19 July 1949 – 6 June 1980) was an Australian international rugby union player.

Flynn was born in Brisbane and educated at Marist College Ashgrove.[1]

A versatile forward from the Brothers club, Flynn got his early experience against international opposition as a member of the Queensland state side, playing matches against Scotland and the Springboks, before making the Wallabies squad for the 1971 tour of France. He featured in two uncapped matches while in France.[2]

Flynn died in 1980 at the age of 30, of an undiagnosed illness, suspected to be either a brain tumour or viral infection.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: AIC rugby has produced some of the Wallabies' finest . . 31 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Brian Michael Flynn . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  3. News: Appeal for Wallaby . . 7 May 1980.
  4. News: Aussie RU forward dies . . 6 June 1980.