| Date of birth | 26 February 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Summer Hill, NSW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 0 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Newington College (1924–1927) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Drummond Perrin (26 February 1911–1975) was an Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies twice.[1]
Early life edit
Perrin was born in Summer Hill and attended Newington College (1924–1927).[2]
Club Rugby edit
He grew up in Mosman and as a second rower joined Northern Suburbs Rugby Club after leaving school and played in their premiership side in 1933.
Representative Rugby edit
Perrin played for New South Wales from 1931 and 1934, earning 8 caps.[3] He toured New Zealand in 1931 with the Wallabies and played in seven of the ten games played and two tests.
In 1933, he played for Victoria in a match against Australia (who were en route to South Africa) and later that year he played in two matches for Victoria against New South Wales, in Sydney.[1][2][3]
He returned to play for New South Wales in 1934 against Queensland in Brisbane, and for two matches against the visiting All Blacks in Sydney.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Australian Rugby - The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 460: Perrin, Thomas Drummond (1911 - 1975)
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 155
- ^ "Waratahs Team Statistics All Time Player List". waratahs.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.