Eric Tweedale
 Tweedale in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rochdale, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 October 2023 (aged 102) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric Tweedale (5 May 1921 – 16 October 2023) was an English-born Australian international
prop.[1] Between 5 May 2021 and his death, he was the oldest living Australian rugby international.[2]
Early life
Eric Tweedale was born in
Second World War, Tweedale joined the Royal Australian Navy and played in Navy representative matches.[3] After returning to Australia, he made his Australian provincial rugby debut for New South Wales in 1946.[3]
International career
In 1946, Tweedale was selected for the Wallabies for the
British Lions.[6] In 1957, he moved back to Sydney to play for Parramatta Two Blues as a player/coach and saved them from relegation from Division 1 of the Shute Shield but retired from playing that year.[5]
Later life
After retiring, Tweedale acted as the president of Parramatta.Granville Park stadium as the "Eric Tweedale Stadium".[10]
Tweedale died on 16 October 2023, with his death announced by Rugby Australia.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b c "Eric Tweedale". ESPN. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Oldest living Wallabies player turns 100 today". Nine Network. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rugby Australia celebrates Eric Tweedale's 100th Birthday". Rugby Australia. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "World War Two – Living Legend – Eric Tweedale". City of Parramatta Council Research. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Australia: Eric Tweedale is the oldest living Wallaby; his life has been anything but ordinary". ESPN. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Eric Tweedale 100th birthday oldest living Test rugby player Australia Wallabies news". Nine. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Remarkable Tweedale celebrates 99th birthday". RUGBY.com.au. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Oldest living Wallaby, Eric Tweedale, has his say on the state of the game". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Centenarian profile for Eric Tweedale". The 100 Project. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Stadium to be named in honour of 'living legend' Eric Tweedale". 2GB. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Vale Eric Tweedale: Oldest living Wallaby passes away, aged 102". Rugby Australia. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Remembering Eric Tweedale". Retrieved 18 October 2023.