John Fihelly
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| Full name | John Arthur Fihelly[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 November 1882[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Timoleague [1] | ||
| Date of death | 2 March 1945 (aged 62)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Brisbane[1] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | flanker[1] | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1907[1] | Wallabies[1] | 1[1] | 0[1] |
John Arthur 'Jack' Fihelly (7 November 1882 – 2 March 1945)[2] was a rugby union player who represented Australia, a rugby league player, a founder of the Queensland rugby league, and a Labor Party politician.[2]
Fihelly, a flanker, was born in Timoleague, Ireland and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.
Fihelly was one of rugby league football's founding players in Brisbane. In 1908 he travelled to Britain on the first Kangaroo tour as assistant manager.
Fihelly was elected as a member for Paddington in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland on 27 April 1912[3] and became a minister in Queensland Labor governments.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Scrum.com player profile of Jack Fihelly". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fihelly, John Arthur (1882 - 1945) — Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ↑ "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and of the Legislative Council 1860-1922". Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ Cunneen, Chris (2001). The best ever Australian Sports Writing. Australia: Black Inc. p. 318. ISBN 1-86395-266-7. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
External links
- Fihelly John Arthur — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search
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