About Michael Jenkinson
Lived 1940 – 2022 (aged 81). Michael Jenkinson was a rugby union player.
Michael Augustine Jenkinson (28 August 1940 – 18 June 2022) was an Australian international rugby union player.
Jenkinson was born in Sydney and attended Marcellin College. Restricted to rugby league at school, Jenkinson developed his rugby union with Vaucluse Juniors. He got his start in first grade rugby with Eastern Suburbs.
A journalist, Jenkinson moved to Newcastle in 1962 to act as northern correspondent for the Sydney Sun.
Post rugby, Jenkinson became a published author. He ghost wrote a book by Steve Finnane in 1978 entitled The Game They Play in Heaven and later authored a biography on Phil Hawthorne.
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Who was Michael Jenkinson?
Australian international rugby union player
When was Michael Jenkinson born?
Michael Jenkinson was born on 28 August 1940.
When did Michael Jenkinson die?
Michael Jenkinson died on 18 June 2022.
What was Michael Jenkinson's occupation?
Michael Jenkinson was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Michael Jenkinson. https://biography.guide/michael-jenkinson/
MLA: "Michael Jenkinson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/michael-jenkinson/.
Chicago: "Michael Jenkinson." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/michael-jenkinson/.
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