Desmond Joseph Carrick (2 September 1919 – 30 May 1999) was an Australian international rugby union player.
| Full name | Desmond Joseph Carrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 September 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Stanmore, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 May 1999 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carrick was born in Sydney and educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, where he captained the first XV.[1]
A Gordon player, Carrick had a quick rise to representative rugby, making his New South Wales debut at the age of 19, then earning a place on the Wallabies squad for the 1939–40 tour of Britain and Ireland, with the young centre preferred over veteran Cyril Towers.[2] The tour was cancelled due to World War II, soon after the team arrived in England, but he did get the opportunity to represent Australia against the Gymkhana XV during a stopover in Bombay on the trip home.[1]
Carrick served in the army during the war and reached the rank of Lance Sergeant. He considered signing with rugby league club Newtown, but continued as a rugby union player after the war, before retiring in 1946.[3]
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edit- ^ a b "Desmond Joseph Carrick". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "'Lucky 29' journey into despair - part two". The Roar. 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Carrick's Decision Hasty, Says Newtown President". The Daily Mirror. 9 April 1943. p. 11 (Late Final Extra 2) – via National Library of Australia.