Kenneth Victor McMullen (16 April 1941 — 6 February 1986) was an Australian rugby union international who represented Australia in four Test matches. He also played rugby league for Eastern Suburbs.
| Full name | Kenneth Victor McMullen | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 April 1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 February 1986 (aged 44) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney, NSW, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Craig McMullen (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A native of Wagga Wagga, McMullen was educated at Wagga Wagga High School and played both codes growing up.[1]
McMullen, a rugby union scrum-half, toured New Zealand with New South Wales Country in 1960. It was his performance against the touring All Blacks two years later, in New South Wales' one-point win at the Sydney Sports Ground, that earned him Wallabies selection as a reserve for the 2nd Test. After being picked for that year's reciprocal tour of New Zealand, McMullen displaced Ken Catchpole to debut at scrum-half in the 1st Test in Wellington.[2]
From 1964 to 1967, McMullen played first-grade rugby league for Eastern Suburbs, mainly as a halfback.[3]
McMullen died of a brain tumour in 1986 at the age of 44.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ken McMullen". museumriverina.com.au. 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Kenneth Victor McMullen". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Dubbo RL club gets Sydney half-back". The Canberra Times. 30 December 1967. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Webster, Jim (8 February 1986). "'Nipper' McMullen dies". The Sydney Morning Herald.
External links
edit- Ken McMullen at ESPNscrum