Eric Bardsley
| Birth name | Eric John Bardsley | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1903 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Newington College | ||||||||||||||||
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Eric [Rick] John Bardsley (1903–1958) was an Australian Rugby Union player and represented for the Wallabies three times.[1]
Early life
[edit]Bardsley attended Newington College (1918–1923) and played Rugby in the 1st XV for three years.[2]
Rugby career
[edit]Bardsley played in the back row and represented Northern Suburbs Rugby Club in 139 1st Grade games. In 1928 he toured New Zealand and played in three Test matches.[3]
Club controversy
[edit]In 1942 Bardsley admitted to sending food parcels to Russia and after his patriotism to Australia was questioned by fellow members of Norths Rugby, he and his brother-in-law, fellow Wallaby Wal Mackney, resigned from the club.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Rugby - The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 48: Bardsley, Eric John "Rick" (1903 - 1958)
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 9
- ^ Norths Rugby Australian Representatives Honour Board Archived 30 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Australian Rugby - The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 315: Mackney, Walter Arthur Reginald (1903 - 1975)
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