Ernest Austin Stanislaus "Bill" Cody (1892 – 30 December 1968) 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

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. Cody, a flanker, was born in

Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung–Taungurung language, Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the St ...

, the son of Johnathon Francis Cody and his wife, Pauline Mary (''née'' O'Callaghan). He attended St. Patrick's College from 1901 to 1903. He claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia in 1913. Cody later worked as a clerk. During the First World War, he enlisted in 1916 as a gunner in the Australian Imperial Force, and rose to the rank of lieutenant upon returning to Australia in 1919.

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* Howell, Max (2006) ''Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains (2005)'' Celebrity Books, New Zealand 1892 births 1968 deaths Australian people of Irish descent Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Rugby union players from Melbourne Rugby union flankers Australian military personnel of World War I Military personnel from Melbourne People educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat People educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub