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Tom Lawton Snr
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Tom Lawton Snr

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Captaining Australia’s rugby union side as a five-eighth.

Rhodes scholarship · Fourteen Tests

Born
16 January 1899
Birthplace
Waterford, Queensland, Australia
Died
1 July 1978

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Tom Lawton Snr

Tom Lawton Snr was an Australian rugby union player whose representative career included fourteen Test matches and national captaincy.

Early life

School sport

Excelled in rugby, cricket, rowing and swimming at Brisbane Grammar School.

Career

  1. 1919

    Queensland

    Represented the state in rugby.

  2. 1920

    Representative debut

    Played for New South Wales against the All Blacks.

  3. 1925

    Captaincy

    Led New South Wales on its New Zealand tour.

Achievements

Rhodes scholarship

Won a scholarship to Oxford.

Fourteen Tests

Played in matches recognised as Australian Tests.

Beyond rugby

War service

Served as an artillery gunner in France during 1918.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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