Terence Neil "Tiny" Betts (13 April 1926 – 4 February 2017) was an Australian

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 played for

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and the national team. He was awarded the Medal of the

Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

in 2009, for service to rugby union football as a player, administrator and coach.

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1926 births 2017 deaths Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby union players Queensland rugby union team players Rugby union players from Brisbane Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Rugby union props Souths Rugby players People educated at St Laurence's College {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub