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'''Charles Vincent Morrissey''' (c. 1903 c. 1938) was a [[rugby union]] player who represented [[Australia]].
'''Charles Vincent Morrissey''' (26 April 1903 &ndash; 20 February 1938) was a [[rugby union]] player who represented [[Australia]].


Morrissey, a {{RU position|centre}}, was born in [[Singleton]] and claimed a total of 5 international rugby caps for Australia.
Morrissey, a [[Centre (rugby union)|centre]], was born in [[Singleton, New South Wales|Singleton]] and claimed a total of 5 international rugby caps for Australia. He was the first captain of Wanderers RFC in Newcastle, NSW which was formed in 1925 having originally been established as GPS Old Boys in 1924.


He also played six [[first-class cricket]] matches for [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] between 1924/25 and 1925/26.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/6642.html |title=Charles Morrissey |accessdate=9 January 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref name="CA">{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6017/6017.html |title=Charles Morrissey |accessdate=9 January 2017 |work=Cricket Archive}}</ref>
==References==
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==See also==
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* [[List of New South Wales representative cricketers]]
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|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Morrissey, Charles Vincent
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Latest revision as of 04:31, 20 August 2024

Charles Morrissey
Birth nameCharles Vincent Morrissey[1]
Date of birth26 April 1903[1]
Place of birth"Quat Quatta" Corowa, NSW
Date of death20 February 1930(1930-02-20) (aged 26)[1]
Place of deathQurindi NSW
SchoolSt ignatius college
SpouseAlice Margaret Cussen
ChildrenJohn Leo (deceased) and Patricia (Gorman)
Occupation(s)Grazier
Rugby union career
Position(s) centre[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1925–26[1] Wallabies 5[1] (3[1])

Charles Vincent Morrissey (26 April 1903 – 20 February 1938) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Morrissey, a centre, was born in Singleton and claimed a total of 5 international rugby caps for Australia. He was the first captain of Wanderers RFC in Newcastle, NSW which was formed in 1925 having originally been established as GPS Old Boys in 1924.

He also played six first-class cricket matches for New South Wales between 1924/25 and 1925/26.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Scrum.com player profile of Charles Morrissey". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Charles Morrissey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Charles Morrissey". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2017.