Raymond Colbert (10 May 1931 — 3 December 1989) was an Australian
rugby union
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international.
A
Toowoomba Grammar School
Toowoomba Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding grammar school for boys, in East Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.
Toowoomba Grammar was established in 1875, the third school to be ...
product, Colbert was a member of the school's athletics, cricket, rugby union and swimming teams.
He was on the 1st XV which went undefeated to win the 1948
GPS
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premiership.
Colbert, primarily a fullback, made his Queensland representative debut as a 19-year old.
After relocating to Sydney for work, he played his rugby for
Drummoyne
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, switching his allegiance to NSW when he appeared for the state in 1952.
Capped six times for the
Wallabies
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, Colbert debuted in a 1952 home Test against Fiji.
He toured New Zealand later that year and South Africa in 1953, before losing his place in the side to
Dick Tooth.
See also
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List of Australia national rugby union players
List of Australia national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Australia national rugby union team.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player made his Test debut, not necessarily the posit ...
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1931 births
1989 deaths
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Brisbane
Rugby union fullbacks
Drummoyne RFC players
People educated at Toowoomba Grammar School
Queensland rugby union team players
New South Wales rugby union team players
20th-century Australian sportsmen