Austin Gralton
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Austin Sarsfield Ireland "Grally" Gralton (9 February 1871 – 1 July 1919) was a rugby union player who represented
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. Gralton, a scrum-half, was born in Kempsey, New South Wales and claimed three international rugby caps for Australia. His debut game was against Great Britain at Sydney, on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an Australian national representative side.


Published references

* Collection (1995) ''Gordon Bray presents The Spirit of Rugby'', HarperCollins Publishers Sydney * Howell, Max (2005) ''Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains'', Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ


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Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players 1871 births 1919 deaths Sportspeople from Kempsey, New South Wales Rugby union players from New South Wales Rugby union scrum-halves People educated at St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace Queensland rugby union team players {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub