Ken Yanz
| Full name | Kenneth Yanz[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1924[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hornsby, New South Wales [1] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | flanker[1] | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Gordon RFC | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1958[1] | Wallabies | 1[1] | (0)[1] |
Kenneth Yanz (born 18 May 1924) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
Yanz, a flanker, was born in Hornsby, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia on the Wallabies' 1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France and played for New South Wales.
Career
Born in the Sydney suburb of Hornsby, Yanz learned his rugby playing for the Lane Cove Rugby Club and Gordon Juniors. After high school, he worked his way up through Gordon. He played regularly in North Harbour v South Harbour matches and for the Sydney XV and was selected for the Australia national rugby union team 1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France. He played in the Test against France in Paris. He later played for the New South Wales Team and was appointed Captain of Gordon, where he set a club record for games played.[2]