John Henry Meibusch (11 December 1874 - 17 February 1955) was a

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player who represented in the

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. Meibusch, a

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, was born in

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and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia, playing against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 30 July 1904. His younger brother Lou Meibusch also made a Wallaby appearance in 1912.

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