Keith Storey (rugby union)

Keith Parnell Storey (6 September 1912 — 25 January 1998) was an Australian rugby union international.

Keith Storey
Full nameKeith Parnell Storey
Date of birth(1912-09-06)6 September 1912
Place of birthStrathfield, NSW, Australia
Date of death25 January 1998(1998-01-25) (aged 85)
Notable relative(s)Geoff Storey (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1936 Australia 1 (0)

Storey, younger brother of Wallabies lock Geoff, was born in Sydney and educated at Sydney Grammar School, playing in the undefeated 1929 1st XV premiership team.[1] He made his first-grade debut for Western Suburbs in 1931.[2]

Capped once for the Wallabies, Storey was a member of the 1936 tour of New Zealand and played the 2nd Test against the All Blacks in Dunedin, as a fullback.[1] He retired the following year due to a serious knee ligament injury.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Keith Parnell Storey". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. ^ "Two Great Rugby Union Packs Meet On Saturday". The Arrow. 8 May 1931. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Early Rugby Union Form Pleases Critics". The Referee. 15 April 1937. p. 15 – via National Library of Australia.
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