Maurice Barlow
| Born | 10 May 1850 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 22 April 1935 (aged 84) Woollahra, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Maurice Barlow (10 May 1850 — 22 April 1935) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]He also represented the New South Wales (NSW) side in Australia in 1882.[2]
Born in Dublin, Barlow played rugby for Wanderers was gained his only Ireland cap as a forward in the team's inaugural international match, against England at The Oval in February 1875.[3] Barlow emigrated to Australia three weeks after his Ireland cap.
Employed as a surveyor, Barlow immediately took up rugby in Sydney with the Wallaroo FC where he had a long career extending well into the 1880s.[2] In 1877 he was joined at the Wallaroos by fellow 1875 Ireland representative player Henry Deane Walsh.[2]
In his final season Barlow represented NSW (now Waratahs) in their second ever interstate fixture against Queensland (now Reds) in 1882.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Gray, Gary (19 November 2022). "The Irish influence is the song in an Aussie soul". Irish Examiner.
- 1 2 3 Fagan, Sean (2026-03-24). "REP. PLAYERS". WALLAROOFC1870.com. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- ↑ "Our History". Rugby Australia.
- ↑ "Lock pairings and the Youngs family". ESPN.com. 5 December 2012.
External links
- Maurice Barlow at ESPNscrum (archived)