David Codey

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David Codey
Rugby union career
Full name	David Codey
Date of birth	(1957-07-07) July 7, 1957
Place of birth	Orange, New South Wales
Playing career
Position	Flanker
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1983-1987	Australia	13	(8)

David Codey (born 7 July 1957) is an Australian former state and national representative rugby union player who made 13 Test match appearances for Wallabies between 1983 and 1987. He captained the national side on a single occasion in 1987.

Hailing from Orange in country New South Wales, Codey's secondary education included 4 years at the Shore school.^[1] His representative rise came after being spotted playing for Orange City and he made his state and national debut in 1983.

He sole Australian captaincy appearance was against the All Blacks in 1987.^[2] In the 1987 Rugby World Cup during the play-off for third place against Wales, he became the first Australian to be sent off during a test match.^[1]

References

Footnotes

↑ 1.0 1.1 "David Codey".
↑ David Codey on Scrum.com

Bibliography

External links

David Codey at Orange Hall of Fame

v t e Australia squad – 1987 Rugby World Cup Fourth Place

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Coach	Jones

Persondata
Name	Codey, David
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rugby union player
Date of birth	7 July 1957
Place of birth	Orange, New South Wales
Date of death
Place of death

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