Alan Cardy

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Alan Michael Cardy
Date of birth(1945-09-19)19 September 1945
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Date of death19 December 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 76)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight14 st 1 lb (89.5 kg)
SchoolKatoomba High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1966–1968 Australia 9

Alan Cardy (19 September 1945 – 19 December 2021) was a representative of Australia in rugby union.[1] As a young man he concentrated on track and field, winning the Australian Junior Championships discus throw in 1963, aged just seventeen.[1] In 1965, he ran 22.0 seconds in the 220 yards to finish third at the Australian National Championships – one-tenth of a second ahead of Peter Norman, the future silver medallist in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

Cardy did not play any rugby until 1963 in his final year at Katoomba High School,[1] where he was school captain. He played a few games for the Blue Mountains Rugby Club during 1962 and 1963,[2] and later joined Drummoyne in 1965.[1]

Cardy switched to the other rugby code – rugby league in 1969. However, his wing-threequarters career never reached any great heights in rugby league after suffering a broken leg in the pre-season.

He died on 19 December 2021 at the age of 76,[1] and was survived by his three children.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Alan Michael Cardy". Classic Wallabies. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ Double Blue Jumper 2005, pp. 70–71.

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