Ted Greatorex

Ted Greatorex
Birth name Edward Neville Greatorex[1]
Date of birth (1901-07-30)30 July 1901[1]
Place of birth Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia [1]
Date of death 1964[1]
Spouse Elizabeth Riddell
Occupation(s) Journalist
Rugby union career
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1923–28[1] Wallabies 8[1] (15)[1]

Edward Neville "Ted" Greatorex (30 July 1901 – 16 July 1964) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Greatorex, a flanker, was born in Leichhardt and claimed a total of 8 international rugby caps for Australia. He played for the Y.M.C.A. Rugby Club in Sydney for over 10 years.

E.N.Greatorex was married to the noted Australian poet and journalist Elizabeth Riddell. The couple married in Sydney in 1935.

Ted Greatorex was a noted newspaper journalist at the Daily Mirror (Australia) and Reuters.

He died from a massive stroke at his home in Vaucluse, New South Wales in 1964.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Ted Greatorex". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald. Death Notice. 18 July 1964


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