William Ian "Lon" Hatherell (9 September 1930 – 22 May 1986) was a

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player who represented

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. A

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, he was born in

Toowoomba, Queensland Toowoomba ( , nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar') is a city in the Toowoomba Region of the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia. It is west of Queensland's capital city Brisbane by road. The urban population of Toowoomba as of the 2021 C ...

, and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia. Hatherell died on 22 May 1986, at the age of 55.

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