Tom Brophy

Tom Brophy is an English former rugby union international who represented England from 1964 to 1966.

Early life Tom Brophy was born on 8 July 1942 in Liverpool.

Rugby league career Within a year of joining Barrow, Brophy was in the team that made it to the 1967 Challenge Cup Final. This had been the first appearance in a decade. They lost before a crowd of 76,290 to Featherstone Rovers 17-12 despite going into the game as favourites.

In 1972 he signed for Rochdale Hornets in an exchange deal that took Joe Chamberlain to the north Lancashire club. He played in Salford's 0–0 draw with Warrington in the 1974 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1974–75 season at The Willows, Salford on Tuesday 17 December 1974, but was replaced by Ken Gill in the 10–5 victory in the replay at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Tuesday 28 January 1975.

Post-rugby days

Upon its opening in the early 1980s, Brophy became headmaster of St Gregory's Catholic High School in Warrington, a position he would hold until his retirement in 2000. As of April 2017, he is the longest-running headmaster of the school so far.