Mark Morton (rugby union)
| Full name | Mark Fairles Morton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 May 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nowra, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 July 1994 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (164 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The King's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Fairles Morton (24 May 1910 – 17 July 1994) was an Australian international rugby union player.
Born in Nowra, Morton was the son of politician Mark Morton Sr, a long–serving member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. His maternal uncle was state premier George Fuller.[1]
Morton was educated at The King's School and the University of Sydney, where he studied law. He played rugby for the university, gaining five blues during the early 1930s, and toured New Zealand with an Australian Universities representative side. In 1932, Morton was in the New South Wales team that faced the touring All Blacks.[2]
A hooker, Morton gained Wallabies selection in 1933 as an understudy to Eddie Bonis on that year's tour of South Africa.[3] He did not get an opportunity against the Springboks, instead restricted to six uncapped tour matches.[2]
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References
- ^ "Rugby Unionisms". Sydney Sportsman. 27 May 1930. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Mark Fairles Morton". Classic Wallabies.
- ^ "Not So Huge !". The Telegraph. 15 October 1932. p. 3 (First Edition) – via National Library of Australia.