Patrick Gerard Batch (born 19 January 1953) is an Australian former rugby union international.

Paddy Batch
Full namePatrick Gerard Batch
Date of birth (1953-01-19) 19 January 1953 (age 71)
Place of birthInnisfail, QLD, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975–79 Australia 14 (20)

Batch is a native of Innisfail in Far North Queensland and attended Marist College Ashgrove.[1]

A winger, Batch was capped 14 times for the Wallabies, debuting on the 1975–76 tour of Britain, for which he had been a surprise selection.[2] He also toured New Zealand in 1978 and scored a try against the All Blacks in Wellington.[3]

Batch, a graduate of the University of Queensland, was a veterinarian by profession.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Patrick Gerard Batch". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. ^ "Wallaby touring squad named". The Canberra Times. 1 September 1975. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Wright despairs as late kick misses". The Canberra Times. 20 August 1978. p. 26.
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