Andrew Richard Town (born 13 August 1941) is an Australian former international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Andrew Richard Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 August 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mosman, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sydney Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in the Sydney suburb of Mosman, Town had a year in the 1st XV at Sydney Grammar School and came through the Northern Suburbs junior grades to play for their senior side. He was an attacking fly-half.[2]
Town had yet to represent his state when he was chosen by the Wallabies for the 1962 tour of New Zealand, having impressed during the trials. A twisted ankle prior to departure hampered him in New Zealand and he featured in only three tour matches, with Phil Hawthorne the Test fly-half.[3] Due to work commitments, Town declared himself unavailable for the 1963 tour of South Africa, before gaining his only other Wallabies call up as a reserve in 1964. He was a member of the 1963 and 1964 Northern Suburbs first-grade premiership-winning teams.[2]
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edit- ^ "Mosman Sporting Wall of Fame". mosman.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ a b "Andrew Richard Town". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "R.U. Five-eighth Is Passed Fit". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1962.