John Vincent Bermingham (24 May 1907 — 22 July 1983) was an Australian rugby union international.

Vince Bermingham
Full nameJohn Vincent Bermingham
Date of birth(1907-05-24)24 May 1907
Place of birthGreenmount, QLD, Australia
Date of death22 July 1983(1983-07-22) (aged 76)
Place of deathBrisbane, QLD, Australia
SchoolWarwick Technical College
Occupation(s)Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1934–37 Australia 3 (0)

A native of Greenmount, Queensland, Bermingham received his education at Warwick Technical College.[1]

Bermingham was a powerfully built prop, who was a state amateur heavyweight boxing champion. Capped three times for the Wallabies, he played both Tests in a Bledisloe Cup-winning series against the All Blacks in 1934, then a match against the touring 1937 Springboks.[2] He also played rugby league for Toowoomba club Valleys.[3]

Bermingham was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 for service to the dairy industry.[1]

Wallabies hooker Matt Faessler is his grandson.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "John Vincent Bermingham". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. ^ "Big crowd set for Hall of Fame latest". Warwick Daily News. The Courier-Mail. 14 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Played Two Codes". Warwick Daily News. 28 June 1939. p. 7 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Junior Wallaby following in grandfather's footsteps". The Australian. 18 May 2018.
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