John Vincent Bermingham (24 May 1907 — 22 July 1983) was an Australian rugby union international.
| Full name | John Vincent Bermingham | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 May 1907 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Greenmount, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 July 1983 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Warwick Technical College | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||
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A native of Greenmount, Queensland, Bermingham received his education at Warwick Technical College.[1]
Bermingham was a powerfully built prop, who was a state amateur heavyweight boxing champion. Capped three times for the Wallabies, he played both Tests in a Bledisloe Cup-winning series against the All Blacks in 1934, then a match against the touring 1937 Springboks.[2] He also played rugby league for Toowoomba club Valleys.[3]
Bermingham was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 for service to the dairy industry.[1]
Wallabies hooker Matt Faessler is his grandson.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "John Vincent Bermingham". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Big crowd set for Hall of Fame latest". Warwick Daily News. The Courier-Mail. 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Played Two Codes". Warwick Daily News. 28 June 1939. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Junior Wallaby following in grandfather's footsteps". The Australian. 18 May 2018.
External links
edit- Vince Bermingham at ESPNscrum