Jim Stenmark
| Full name | James Thomas Ossian Stenmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 November 1924 Coraki, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 November 2008 (aged 84) Sydney, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Ignatius' College, Riverview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Thomas Ossian Stenmark (6 November 1924 – 10 November 2008) was an Australian rugby union player.[1]
Stenmark was born in Coraki and attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview.[2]
Tall and wiry, Stenmark was a versatile forward and capable goal-kicker, selected by the Wallabies from Sydney University for the 1947/48 tours of the British Isles and North America. He featured in over 20 tour matches, without earning a cap, and even acted as touch judge in a fixture against the Barbarians.[2]
Stenmark, a dental surgeon by profession, lectured in dentistry at Wagga Base Hospital during his later years.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ FitzSimons, Peter (15 November 2008). "Overrated? Nah, he just blew it". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- 1 2 "James Thomas Ossian Stenmark". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ↑ "Wagga mourns golfers". The Daily Advertiser. 7 November 2008.
Categories:
- 1924 births
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- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- New South Wales rugby union team players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Sydney University Football Club players
- People from the Northern Rivers
- People educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen