Murray James Tate (5 June 1927 — 27 January 2010) was an Australian rugby union international.

Murray Tate
Full nameMurray James Tate
Date of birth(1927-06-05)5 June 1927
Place of birthClovelly, Sydney, Australia
Date of death27 January 2010(2010-01-27) (aged 82)
Place of deathRandwick, Sydney, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951–54 Australia 8 (3)

Born in Sydney, Tate educated at Waverley College.[1]

Tate, a fly-half, won first-grade premierships with Eastern Suburbs in 1946 and 1947. He was a Wallabies player from 1951 to 1954, gaining eights caps. His career included the 1952 tour of New Zealand and 1953 tour of South Africa.[1][2]

His daughter married Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney rugby league player Ken Wright.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Murray James Tate". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. ^ "Tate's 100th match". The Daily Telegraph. 18 September 1951. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Dad wears it as his son wears green". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 May 1990.
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