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John Hickey

John Hickey

Place of Birth

NSW

Olympic History

London 1908

Career Events

Mens Rugby Union

 

John's Story

1887-1950

John (Darb) Hickey, from NSW, was an elusive centre for the team and scored two tries in the Olympic match. He eventually played rugby league with Glebe and Balmain and became a dual rugby international. He served in World War I.

Team: P Carmichael, C Russell, J Hickey, FB Smith, D Carroll, C McKivat, A McCabe, T Richards, M McArthur, R Craig, S Middleton, P McCue, C McMurtrie, T Griffin, J Barnett

Australia 32 (7 tries, 4 conversions, 1 penalty) d GBR (Cornwall) 3 (1 try)

 

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