Ted Greatorex Explained

Ted Greatorex
Birth Name:Edward Neville Greatorex[1]
Birth Date:30 July 1901
Birth Place:Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia
Death Date:1964
Occupation:Journalist
Spouse:Elizabeth Riddell
Ru Position:flanker
Repyears1:1923–28
Repteam1:Wallabies
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:15

Edward Neville Greatorex (30 July 1901 – 16 July 1964) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Greatorex, a flanker, was born in Leichhardt and claimed a total of 8 international rugby caps for Australia. He played for the Y.M.C.A. Rugby Club in Sydney for over 10 years.

E.N.Greatorex was married to the noted Australian poet and journalist Elizabeth Riddell. The couple married in Sydney in 1935.

Ted Greatorex was a noted newspaper journalist at the Daily Mirror (Australia) and Reuters.

He died from a massive stroke at his home in Vaucluse, New South Wales in 1964.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of Ted Greatorex. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.
  2. Sydney Morning Herald. Death Notice. 18 July 1964