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Ken McMullen (rugby)

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Ken McMullen
Full nameKenneth Victor McMullen
Date of birth(1941-04-16)16 April 1941
Place of birthWagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
Date of death6 February 1986(1986-02-06) (aged 44)
Place of deathSydney, NSW, Australia
Notable relative(s)Craig McMullen (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962–63 Australia 4 (3)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–67 Eastern Suburbs 22 13

Kenneth Victor McMullen (16 April 1941 — 6 February 1986) was an Australian rugby union international who represented Australia in four Test matches. He also played rugby league for Eastern Suburbs.

A native of Wagga Wagga, McMullen was educated at Wagga Wagga High School and played both codes growing up.[1]

McMullen, a rugby union scrum-half, toured New Zealand with New South Wales Country in 1960. It was his performance against the touring All Blacks two years later, in New South Wales' one-point win at the Sydney Sports Ground, that earned him Wallabies selection as a reserve for the 2nd Test. After being picked for that year's reciprocal tour of New Zealand, McMullen displaced Ken Catchpole to debut at scrum-half in the 1st Test in Wellington.[2]

From 1964 to 1967, McMullen played first-grade rugby league for Eastern Suburbs, mainly as a halfback.[3]

McMullen died of a brain tumour in 1986 at the age of 44.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ken McMullen". museumriverina.com.au. 23 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Kenneth Victor McMullen". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. ^ "Dubbo RL club gets Sydney half-back". The Canberra Times. 30 December 1967. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Webster, Jim (8 February 1986). "'Nipper' McMullen dies". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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