Geoff Gourlay
| Full name | Geoffrey Allen Gourlay | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 July 1922 Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 May 2008 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14.1 st (197 lb; 90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Geoffrey Allen Gourlay (7 July 1922 – 24 May 2008) was an Australian international rugby union player.
Gourlay was born in Brisbane and educated at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace.[1]
A member of the Royal Australian Navy, Gourlay was stationed in Melbourne and represented Victoria in interstate rugby.[1] He played as a lock and occasional back rower.[1] In 1946, Gourlay gained Wallabies selection for a tour of New Zealand, where he debuted off the bench against North Auckland.[2] He didn't get to feature in any of the internationals and had his tour end early after picking up a spinal injury.[3]
Gourlay switched to Australian rules football in 1947 and played for Horsham.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Geoffrey Allen Gourlay". Classic Wallabies.
- ↑ "7 Queenslanders in Australian Team". Warwick Daily News. 6 August 1946. p. 4 – via Trove.
- ↑ "Union Player is to Fly Home: Sad Story of Crocks' Team". The Daily Mirror. 24 September 1946. p. 31 (Noon Edition) – via Trove.
- ↑ "Horsham Star". Weekly Times. 27 August 1947. p. 54 – via Trove.
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 2008 deaths
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Horsham Football Club players
- Footballers who switched code
- Australian rules footballers from Brisbane
- Rugby union players from Brisbane
- Rugby union locks
- Royal Australian Navy personnel
- People educated at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace