Patrick Carew
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Patrick James S. "Paddy" Carew (10 September 1875 – 31 March 1942) was an Australia
n rugby union
national and state representative and a first-class cricket
er.
Carew, a prop, was born in Pine Mountain, Queensland
and claimed a total of four international rugby caps for Australia. All of those caps came in friendlies against Great Britain in 1899. 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. He was one of only five Queenslanders selected in that first Test. Four weeks later he played in the second Test at Brisbane
. His performance in that match was noted as excellent by the press. He played in all four Tests of the series and made a Queensland state
appearance against those same tourists in Brisbane in 1 July 1899.
At cricket he played as a right arm bowler and in five first-class matches with Queensland, between the 1899/00 and 1902/03 seasons, took nine wickets at 35.77. His brother James also represented Queensland at cricket.
Australia
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Rugby union
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national and state representative and a first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er.
Carew, a prop, was born in Pine Mountain, Queensland
Pine Mountain, Queensland
Pine Mountain is a semi rural locality of City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. Pine Mountain is located in the Lockyer Valley. This area consists mostly of rural properties and acreages with historical farmhouses and buildings.-Geography:...
and claimed a total of four international rugby caps for Australia. All of those caps came in friendlies against Great Britain in 1899. His debut game was against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an Australian national representative
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
side. He was one of only five Queenslanders selected in that first Test. Four weeks later he played in the second Test at Brisbane
Brisbane Exhibition Ground
The Brisbane Exhibition Ground , is a showground established in Brisbane during 1875 especially for Ekka . The Exhibition ground is owned and operated by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland...
. His performance in that match was noted as excellent by the press. He played in all four Tests of the series and made a Queensland state
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
appearance against those same tourists in Brisbane in 1 July 1899.
At cricket he played as a right arm bowler and in five first-class matches with Queensland, between the 1899/00 and 1902/03 seasons, took nine wickets at 35.77. His brother James also represented Queensland at cricket.
Published references
- Collection (1995) Gordon Bray presents The Spirit of Rugby, Harper Collins Publishers Sydney
- Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ