Joseph Mason Stevenson (19 September 1886 – 9 July 1941) was an Australian international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Joseph Mason Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 September 1886 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mackay, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 July 1941 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney, NSW Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 10 lb (164 lb; 74 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Mackay, Queensland, Stevenson was a product of Newcastle rugby, known by the nickname "Possum".[2]
Stevenson was a surprise selection on the Wallabies squad for the 1908–09 tour of Britain, as a back up to their halfback Fred Wood. His only prior representative experience had been for the Combined Country Second XV. He appeared in only two uncapped matches, both during the Wales leg of the tour, against Penygraig and Glamorgan.[3]
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Welcome to J. M. Stevenson". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 19 April 1909. p. 7.
- ^ "Death of Rugby Union Veteran". The Newcastle Sun. 10 July 1941. p. 2.
- ^ "Joseph Mason 'Possum' Stevenson". classicwallabies.com.au.