Ronald Graham AM (born 21 December 1946) is an Australian former rugby union player and administrator.[1]
| Full name | Ronald Graham | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 December 1946 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Graham was born and raised in Sydney, attending Kingsgrove North High School.[2]
A product of Bexley Kingsgrove juniors, Graham was a prop and played first-grade for St. George. He broke into the Wallabies team in 1973 after the retirement of Roy Prosser and gained a total of 18 Test caps. His international career included the 1975–76 tour of Britain, where he had the distinction of captaining the Wallabies in a tour match.[2]
Graham served as the chairman of Australian Rugby Union from 2005 to 2007. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours list, for services to rugby union as an administrator.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Graham appointed ARU Chairman". ESPN.com. 9 December 2005.
- ^ a b "Ronald Graham". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ Robinson, Georgina (5 June 2015). "Queen's birthday honours: Ron Graham AM". Illawarra Mercury.
External links
edit- Ron Graham at ESPNscrum