Thomas Drummond Perrin (26 February 1911– 21 April 1975) was an Australian

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player who represented for the Wallabies twice.Australian Rugby - The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 460: Perrin, Thomas Drummond (1911–1975)

Early life

Perrin was born in Summer Hill and attended Newington College (1924–1927).Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 155

Club rugby

He grew up in Mosman and as a second rower joined Northern Suburbs Rugby Club after leaving school and played in their premiership side in 1933.

Representative rugby

He toured

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in 1931 with the Wallabies and played in seven of the ten games played and two tests.

References

Tom Perrin at espnscrum
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