William Gregor George (13 October 1903 – 21 March 1932
) was a
rugby union
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player who represented Australia.
George, a
fly-half
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16†...
, was born in Sydney and claimed a total of 12 international rugby caps for Australia.
Legacy
The Gregor George Shield
and Cup were named in his honour.
References
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
1932 deaths
1903 births
Rugby union players from Victoria (state)
Rugby union fly-halves
New South Wales rugby union team players
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