Charlie Fox (rugby)
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Charlie Fox was an Australia
n rugby union
player, a state and national
representative second-rower who made 36 appearances for the Wallabies
, playing in 17 Test matches and captained the national side on seven occasions (one Test match) in 1925.
side, a match which marked a re-kindling of interest in rugby union
in Sydney following WWI
.
In 1920 he appeared three times for the New South Wales Waratahs
against the All Blacks
scoring a try in his representative debut. With no Queensland Rugby Union
competition in place at that time the New South Wales Waratahs
were the top Australia
n representative rugby union
side of the period and a number of Waratah matches of the 1920s played against full international opponents were in 1986 decreed by the Australian Rugby Union
as Test matches.
In 1921 he represented for New South Wales against the visiting Springboks
and was selected to tour New Zealand. He played in seven matches on tour including the Waratah's Test victory.
He made representative appearances in 1922 against the New Zealand Maori and the All Blacks, played in three Tests against them in 1924 and in five matches against them in 1925. The 3rd test of 1925 played on 23 June at the Sydney Showground
was Fox's sole appearance as the national captain. He was solid in further Test appearances against New Zealand in 1926
He was a tremendous lineout forward and one of the senior players for the 1927-28 Waratahs tour of Britain, France and Canada, picked as the tour's vice-captain under Johnnie Wallace
. He played in ten of the first thirteen games of the trip until he suffered a severe leg injury in the tour match loss to Oxford University RFC
. He was captain in that Oxford game and with no subsititutes allowed, the Waratahs played the second half with 14 men and lost to the students 0-3. He recovered for the last four matches including the international against France
where Fox at least enjoyed a Test match victory.
He retired at the end of Waratahs tour.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, a state and national
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...
representative second-rower who made 36 appearances for the Wallabies
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...
, playing in 17 Test matches and captained the national side on seven occasions (one Test match) in 1925.
Representative career
Charles Fox was twenty-one years of age and playing for the Glebe-Balmain Club in Sydney when he was selected in 1919 to play in an invitation Australian XV against an AIFAIF
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side, a match which marked a re-kindling of interest in rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
in Sydney following WWI
World War I
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.
In 1920 he appeared three times for the New South Wales Waratahs
New South Wales Waratahs
The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...
against the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
scoring a try in his representative debut. With no Queensland Rugby Union
Queensland Rugby Union
The Queensland Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in Queensland. It is a member and founding union of the Australian Rugby Union.-See also:*Queensland Reds*Australian Rugby Union*The Wallabies*Rugby union in Queensland...
competition in place at that time the New South Wales Waratahs
New South Wales Waratahs
The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...
were the top Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n representative rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
side of the period and a number of Waratah matches of the 1920s played against full international opponents were in 1986 decreed by the Australian Rugby Union
Australian Rugby Union
The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory...
as Test matches.
In 1921 he represented for New South Wales against the visiting Springboks
South Africa national rugby union team
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and was selected to tour New Zealand. He played in seven matches on tour including the Waratah's Test victory.
He made representative appearances in 1922 against the New Zealand Maori and the All Blacks, played in three Tests against them in 1924 and in five matches against them in 1925. The 3rd test of 1925 played on 23 June at the Sydney Showground
Sydney Showground (Moore Park)
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was Fox's sole appearance as the national captain. He was solid in further Test appearances against New Zealand in 1926
He was a tremendous lineout forward and one of the senior players for the 1927-28 Waratahs tour of Britain, France and Canada, picked as the tour's vice-captain under Johnnie Wallace
Johnnie Wallace
Arthur Cooper "Johnnie" Wallace was an Australian rugby union player, a state and national representative three-quarter who captained the Waratahs on 25 occasions in the 1920s as well as representing for Scotland early in his career.-University & early representative career:Wallace arrived at St...
. He played in ten of the first thirteen games of the trip until he suffered a severe leg injury in the tour match loss to Oxford University RFC
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
. He was captain in that Oxford game and with no subsititutes allowed, the Waratahs played the second half with 14 men and lost to the students 0-3. He recovered for the last four matches including the international against France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
where Fox at least enjoyed a Test match victory.
He retired at the end of Waratahs tour.