Murray James Tate (5 June 1927 — 27 January 2010) was an Australian rugby union international.
| Full name | Murray James Tate | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 June 1927 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Clovelly, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 January 2010 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Randwick, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Sydney, Tate educated at Waverley College.[1]
Tate, a fly-half, won first-grade premierships with Eastern Suburbs in 1946 and 1947. He was a Wallabies player from 1951 to 1954, gaining eights caps. His career included the 1952 tour of New Zealand and 1953 tour of South Africa.[1][2]
His daughter married Eastern Suburbs and South Sydney rugby league player Ken Wright.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Murray James Tate". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Tate's 100th match". The Daily Telegraph. 18 September 1951. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Dad wears it as his son wears green". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 May 1990.
External links
edit- Murray Tate at ESPNscrum