Sir nicholas shehadie biography of william
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Sir Nicholas Michael Shehadie
Nick Shehadie was one of the most accomplished and influential Wallaby player / administrators of all-time.
Sir nicholas shehadie biography of william
During his extraordinary career Shehadie held the record as the most capped Wallaby (1955-61), captained Australia in three Tests, became an honorary member of the Barbarians Football Club, chaired both the New South Wales and Australian Rugby Unions, managed the Seventh Wallaby tour to the U.K., and was named Joint Chairman of the inaugural Rugby World Cup.
The son of a Lebanese Orthodox Christian minister, Shehadie was born in Coogee but raised in Redfern where he attended both Cleveland Street and Crown Street schools. He entered the workforce aged just 14, joined Randwick and in 1943 made his First Grade debut as a centre alongside the legendary Cyril Towers.
In 1946 Shehadie played the first of his 37 State games and a little over a 12 months later made his Test debut, at lock, against New Zealand in Sydney.
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