Ken Catchpole
Australian rugby player (1939–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kenneth William Catchpole[1] OAM (21 June 1939 – 21 December 2017)[2] was an Australian rugby union footballer. A state and national representative half-back, he played twenty-seven matches for Australia, thirteen as captain. Catchpole rose through the ranks at the Randwick club as a young man, before making his debut for New South Wales at only 19 years of age, then captaining Australia at age 21. He is considered one of Australia's greatest rugby scrumhalves.[3]
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Birth name | Kenneth William Catchpole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1939-06-21)21 June 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 December 2017(2017-12-21) (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | The Scots College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Sydney University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Survived by his 4 children - Andrew Catchpole, Mark Catchpole, Jodie Angel, Sarah Catchpole and grandchildren Bryce Catchpole, Bailey Catchpole, Kai Angel and Ella Angel.