Mick Cremin

Mick Cremin
Personal information
Full name John Francis Cremin
Date of birth (1923-05-14)14 May 1923
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death 13 January 2011(2011-01-13) (aged 87)
Place of death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
School Sydney Boys High School
University University of Sydney
Representative teams
1946–1948Australia19 (0)

John Francis "Mick" Cremin (14 May 1923 – 13 January 2011) was an Australian rugby union player. Born in Sydney, he graduated from Sydney Boys High School in 1939[1] and later the University of Sydney. He played for Randwick and New South Wales before making his Test debut against New Zealand at Dunedin on 14 September 1946.[2]

Cremin played as a fly-half in three Tests and 19 matches for Australia. He was renowned as a strategist and became one of the Wallabies' most influential players in the post-World War II period. He died in Sydney on 13 January 2011, aged 87.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Sporting Representatives
  2. ↑ Statsguru: Mick Cremin, ESPN Scrum.
  3. ↑ Post-war Wallaby Mick Cremin dies, ABC News, 17 January 2011.


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