John Edward Francis Coolican AM (born 27 September 1953) is an Australian former rugby union international.[1]

John Coolican
Full nameJohn Edward Francis Coolican
Date of birth (1953-09-27) 27 September 1953 (age 71)
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1982–83 Australia 4 (0)

Coolican was born in Sydney but raised in Bourke and boarded at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview.[2]

A loosehead prop, Coolican gained four Wallabies caps during the early 1980s. His first cap came in Christchurch on the 1982 tour of New Zealand, forming a front row with two other debutants, Andy McIntyre and Bruce Malouf. He received a further three caps on the 1983 tour of Italy and France.[2]

Coolican, an orthodontist by profession, is a former President of the NSWRU. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to orthodontics and rugby union.[3]

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  1. ^ "Wallabies by a point - again". The Canberra Times. 5 August 1982. p. 1 (Sports Section) – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "John Edward Francis Coolican". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. ^ "Queens Birthday Honours celebrates University community". The University of Sydney. 16 June 2021.
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