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John Wolfe (rugby union)

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John Wolfe
Full nameJohn Keith Wolfe
Date of birth (1943-03-25) 25 March 1943 (age 81)
Place of birthSydney, NSW, Australia
SchoolAnglican Church Grammar School
The Southport School
UniversityUniversity of Queensland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Winger
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Queensland ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963 Australia

John Keith Wolfe (born 25 March 1943) is an Australian former international rugby union player.[1]

Raised on the Gold Coast, Wolfe picked up rugby union during his time as a pupil at Anglican Church Grammar School, before playing in the 1st XV with The Southport School, where he completed his last two years of school.[2]

Wolfe, a fullback and winger, played his first-grade rugby for the University of Queensland. He toured New Zealand with Queensland in 1963 and subsequently won a place on the Wallabies squad for that year's tour of South Africa, selected as a winger. Featuring in seven uncapped tour matches, Wolfe had been set for a cap in the second Test against the Springboks at Newlands, after John Williams contracted bronchitis, but broke his right foot in a training accident and had to pull out. He was a member of the Queensland side which toured Fiji in 1965.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Selectors Replace Boyce". The Canberra Times. 26 June 1963. p. 48 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "John Keith Wolfe". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. ^ "Crittle To Captain Wallabies". The Canberra Times. 14 August 1963. p. 48 – via National Library of Australia.