Austin Gralton

Austin Gralton

Birth name	Austin Sarsfield Ireland Gralton
Date of birth	(1871-02-09)9 February 1871
Place of birth	Kempsey, NSW
Date of death	1 July 1919(1919-07-01) (aged 48)
School	St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
Rugby union career
Position(s) scrum-half International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1899–1903 Australia 3 (0)

Austin Sarsfield Ireland "Grally" Gralton (9 February 1871 – 1 July 1919) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Gralton, a scrum-half, was born in Kempsey, New South Wales and claimed three international rugby caps for Australia. His debut game was against Great Britain at Sydney, on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an Australian national representative side.

Gralton appeared in the inaugural Australian rugby union team, 1899

Gralton shown middle 1st from left, after the 1 July Queensland match against the 1899 British Lions.

Published references

• Collection (1995) Gordon Bray presents The Spirit of Rugby, HarperCollins Publishers Sydney
• Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ