Vince Bermingham

John Vincent Bermingham (24 May 1907 — 22 July 1983) was an Australian rugby union international.

Vince Bermingham

Full name	John Vincent Bermingham
Date of birth	(1907-05-24)24 May 1907
Place of birth	Greenmount, QLD, Australia
Date of death	22 July 1983(1983-07-22) (aged 76)
Place of death	Brisbane, QLD, Australia
School	Warwick Technical College
Occupation(s)	Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1934–37 Australia 3 (0)

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

• List of Australia national rugby union players