Ralph Lindsay Garner (20 January 1927 — 14 July 2012) was an Australian rugby union international.

Ralph Garner
Full nameRalph Lindsay Garner
Date of birth(1927-01-20)20 January 1927
Place of birthYass, NSW, Australia
Date of death14 July 2012(2012-07-14) (aged 85)
Place of deathKelso, NSW, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 Australia 2 (6)

Early life and education

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Garner was born in Yass and educated at De La Salle College Armidale and the University of Sydney. He played first-grade for the Sydney University XV and toured New Zealand in 1949 with an Australian Universities representative side.[1]

Career

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A speed winger, Garner gained two Wallabies caps on the historic 1949 tour of New Zealand, where they claimed a first ever away series win over the All Blacks. He scored two first-half tries to be the match-winner on debut in the 1st Test in Wellington and for his efforts on tour was named one of five "players of the year" by the NZ Rugby Almanack.[2]

Garner scored a hat-trick for Sydney University to help defeat Eastern Suburbs in the 1951 Shute Shield grand final.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ralph Lindsay Garner". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. ^ "Gamer was match-winner for Wallabies in New Zealand Union Test". The Daily Telegraph. 4 September 1949. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Garner helps University to win premiership in tough match". The Daily Telegraph. 23 September 1951. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
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