Tony Dempsey

Anthony Francis Dempsey (born 12 February 1966) is an Australian former rugby union player.

Dempsey grew up in Sydney and picked up rugby union at Saint Ignatius' College, where he was a 1st XV captain in 1983 and 1984. He also captained the 1984 Australian Schools side.

While undertaking further studies at Macquarie University, Dempsey began playing rugby for Gordon, debuting in first-grade while still a teenager. He twice won Gordon's best and fairest award, then left in 1988 for Warringah, where he would spend three seasons. Returning to Gordon, Dempsey was a back-rower in the club's 1992 premiership team. He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.