About Roy Cawsey
Lived 1922 – 1974 (aged 51). Roy Cawsey was an Australian rugby union player.
Roy Milton Cawsey (14 September 1922 — 15 May 1974) was an Australian rugby union international.
Cawsey, educated at Sydney Boys High School, served as a Sergeant with the 9th Field Regiment during World War II.
A scrum-half, Cawsey played his rugby for Randwick and was capped three times for the Wallabies. He was a member of the Wallabies squad for the 1947–48 tour of Britain, Ireland and France but rarely appeared during the trip and Cyril Burke was preferred as scrum-half for all five Tests. An injury to Burke handed Cawsey his first cap in 1949, against NZ Maori in Sydney. He was then named for that year's tour of New Zealand and played both Tests as a makeshift fullback, a position he had never played, with Brian Piper missing the series after falling from a hotel balcony. The Wallabies won both matches to win their first Bledisloe Cup on New Zealand soil. He announced his retirement the following year.
Cawsey was also a first-grade cricketer in Sydney Grade Cricket.
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Who was Roy Cawsey?
Australian rugby player
When was Roy Cawsey born?
Roy Cawsey was born on 14 September 1922.
When did Roy Cawsey die?
Roy Cawsey died on 15 May 1974.
What was Roy Cawsey's occupation?
Roy Cawsey was a rugby union player.
What nationality was Roy Cawsey?
Roy Cawsey was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Roy Cawsey. https://biography.guide/roy-cawsey/
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