About Gordon Sturtridge
Lived 1906 – 1963 (aged 57). Gordon Sturtridge was a rugby union player.
Gordon Short Sturtridge (16 September 1906 — 16 September 1963) was an Australian rugby union international.
Sturtridge was born in Emmaville, New South Wales and educated at Brisbane Boys' College.
Primarily a fly-half, Sturtridge played for Melbourne University during his medical studies and was a Victorian interstate representative. He became Victoria's first Wallaby in 1929 when he debuted against the touring All Blacks at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground and was capped nine times for his country in total, including all five Tests on the 1933 tour of South Africa. His Wallabies appearances were made mostly as a centre.
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Who was Gordon Sturtridge?
rugby player
When was Gordon Sturtridge born?
Gordon Sturtridge was born on 16 September 1906.
When did Gordon Sturtridge die?
Gordon Sturtridge died on 16 September 1963.
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Gordon Sturtridge was a rugby union player.
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