Joseph Stevenson (rugby union)

Joseph Mason Stevenson (19 September 1886 – 9 July 1941) was an Australian international rugby union player.[1]

Joseph Stevenson
Full nameJoseph Mason Stevenson
Date of birth(1886-09-19)19 September 1886
Place of birthMackay, QLD, Australia
Date of death9 July 1941(1941-07-09) (aged 54)
Place of deathSydney, NSW Australia
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight11 st 10 lb (164 lb; 74 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1908–09 Australia

Born in Mackay, Queensland, Stevenson was a product of Newcastle rugby, known by the nickname "Possum".[2]

Stevenson was a surprise selection on the Wallabies squad for the 1908–09 tour of Britain, as a back up to their halfback Fred Wood. His only prior representative experience had been for the Combined Country Second XV. He appeared in only two uncapped matches, both during the Wales leg of the tour, against Penygraig and Glamorgan.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to J. M. Stevenson". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 19 April 1909. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Death of Rugby Union Veteran". The Newcastle Sun. 10 July 1941. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Joseph Mason 'Possum' Stevenson". classicwallabies.com.au.