Ray Colbert Explained

Ray Colbert
Full Name:Raymond Colbert
Birth Date:10 May 1931
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
School:Toowoomba Grammar School
Position:Fullback
Repyears1:1952–53
Repcaps1:6
Reppoints1:6

Raymond Colbert (10 May 1931 — 3 December 1989) was an Australian rugby union international.[1]

A Toowoomba Grammar School product, Colbert was a member of the school's athletics, cricket, rugby union and swimming teams.[2] He was on the 1st XV which went undefeated to win the 1948 GPS premiership.[3]

Colbert, primarily a fullback, made his Queensland representative debut as a 19-year old.[3] After relocating to Sydney for work, he played his rugby for Drummoyne, switching his allegiance to NSW when he appeared for the state in 1952.[3]

Capped six times for the Wallabies, Colbert debuted in a 1952 home Test against Fiji.[3] He toured New Zealand later that year and South Africa in 1953, before losing his place in the side to Dick Tooth.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Colbert Will Nurse Leg For RU Test . . 23 September 1953 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Ray Colbert in place of Rothwell . . 8 August 1952 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: Raymond Colbert . classicwallabies.com.au . en.