John Horrigan (8 August 1924 – 2004) was an Australian rugby league player.
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| Full name | John Horrigan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1924 Brisbane, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2004 (aged 79–80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Primarily a centre, Horrigan was playing for Valleys when he gained a surprise selection to the Kangaroos squad for the 1948–49 tour of Europe. He won his place ahead of captain Len Smith, a controversial omission.[1] Scoring 16 tries across all tour fixtures, Horrigan was equal with John Graves as their top try-getter, a tally which included a hat-trick against Bradford Northern.[2] He however didn't feature in all of the Test matches, only getting opportunities in the 2nd Test against Great Britain and one-off Test against Wales.[3]
Horrigan was appointed player-coach of Ayr on his return from Europe in 1949.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Horrigan Beat Smith". Brisbane Telegraph. 26 June 1948. p. 3 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Horrigan Leads". The Courier-Mail. 12 November 1948. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Kangaroos lead from Wales". The Daily Telegraph. 21 November 1948. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Horrigan coach for Ayr". The Courier-Mail. 16 March 1949. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Jack Horrigan at Rugby League Project