About Harold Tolhurst
Lived 1911 – 1988 (aged 77). Harold Tolhurst was an Australian rugby union player.
Harold Ambrose Tolhurst (4 July 1911 — 13 October 1988) was an Australian rugby union international.
Raised in rural New South Wales, Tolhurst was born in Brewarrina and attended St. Joseph's School, Nyngan.
Tolhurst played his rugby in Sydney and was a product of Drummoyne juniors. He briefly played first-grade for Glebe-Balmain, before transferring to Manly in 1930. A winger, Tolhurst gained a Wallabies call up for the 1931 tour of New Zealand, where he featured in Tests against NZ Maori in Palmerston North and the All Blacks in Auckland.
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Who was Harold Tolhurst?
Australian rugby union player
When was Harold Tolhurst born?
Harold Tolhurst was born on 4 July 1911.
When did Harold Tolhurst die?
Harold Tolhurst died on 13 October 1988.
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Harold Tolhurst was a rugby union player.
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Harold Tolhurst was Australian.
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