Thomas Farnan (3 June 1914 – 2 October 1977) was an

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player who represented

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at international level. Farnan made a single appearance in an official international for the

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in a 1–7 loss to

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on 4 July 1936. Farnan transferred from Ponsonby to

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on 14 April 1936 for a single season before returning to Ponsonby the following year.

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