Alan Charles Thorpe (25 May 1901 – 16 December 1955) was a
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player who represented Australia.
Thorpe, was born in Sydney and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia. He attended
Newington College
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, location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales
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in 1914 and 1915.
References
1901 births
1955 deaths
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
People educated at Newington College
Rugby union players from Sydney
Rugby union centres
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