Russell Charles Sylvester Manning (born 10 January 1945) is an Australian former rugby union international.[1]
| Full name | Russell Charles Sylvester Manning | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 January 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane Boys' College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Queensland | ||||||||||||||||
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Manning was born in Brisbane and attended Brisbane Boys' College. As a schoolboy, he was a 1st XI cricket and 1st XV rugby team member, then played first-grade in both sports while studying law at the University of Queensland.[2]
A fullback, Manning was capped once for the Wallabies, against the All Blacks at Wellington's Athletic Park in the only Test of the 1967 tour.[3] He retired a season later to concentrate on a legal career.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Services Successful Rugby Tour". RAAF News. 1 October 1967. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Russell Charles Sylvester Manning". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Test RU team mainly city players". The Canberra Times. 8 August 1967. p. 22 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Russell Manning at ESPNscrum