Gareth Owen Grey (born 29 September 1947) is an Australian former
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 ...
international.
Grey was born in
Kiama, New South Wales
Kiama () is a coastal town 120 kilometres south of Sydney in the Illawarra. One of the main tourist attractions is the Kiama Blowhole. Kiama features several popular surfing beaches and caravan parks, and numerous alfresco cafes and restaurants ...
and educated at Hurlstone Agricultural College.
A diminutive scrum-half, Grey gained five caps for the
Wallabies
A wallaby () is a small or middle-sized macropod native to Australia and New Guinea, with introduced populations in New Zealand, Hawaii, the United Kingdom and other countries. They belong to the same taxonomic family as kangaroos and so ...
. He was on the
1971 tour of France, but all his caps came the following year, debuting off the bench against France at Ballymore. His positional rival
John Hipwell was a withdrawal from the tour of New Zealand that followed, giving Grey an opportunity to start all three Tests, before he made his final Wallabies appearance in a win over Fiji in Suva. He was a late call up for the
1975–76 tour of Britain and Ireland.
Grey was a dairy farmer by trade.
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. The list only includes players who have played in a test match (rugby union), Test match.
Note that the "position" co ...
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1947 births
Living people
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
Rugby union players from New South Wales
Rugby union scrum-halves
People from Kiama, New South Wales