John Gleeson (rugby league)
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John Gleeson is an Australian former rugby league
footballer of the 1960s. An Australian international and Queensland
interstate representative half, he played club football for Chinchilla, Toowoomba All Whites, Wynnum-Manly and Brisbane Brothers.
Gleeson was first selected to represent Queensland in 1961 against New South Wales. In 1963 Brisbane Rugby League club Wynnum signed a host of big name players including Gleeson. At the end of the season he was selected on the 1963-64 Kangaroo tour
of Britain and France, making him the first Wynnum-Manly player to achieve Kangaroo tour
honours. The following year Gleeson became the club's second international after Lionel Morgan
, playing in two Test matches against France. He also went on the 1965 tour of New Zealand. After helping Brothers to the 1967 Brisbane Rugby League premiership, he went on the 1967-68 Kangaroo tour.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1960s. An Australian international and Queensland
Queensland rugby league team
The Queensland rugby league team have represented the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1908...
interstate representative half, he played club football for Chinchilla, Toowoomba All Whites, Wynnum-Manly and Brisbane Brothers.
Gleeson was first selected to represent Queensland in 1961 against New South Wales. In 1963 Brisbane Rugby League club Wynnum signed a host of big name players including Gleeson. At the end of the season he was selected on the 1963-64 Kangaroo tour
Kangaroo Tour
Kangaroo Tour is the name given to Australian national rugby league team tours of Great Britain and France. The first Kangaroo Tour was in 1908. Traditionally, Kangaroo Tours took place every four years and involved a three-Test Ashes series against Great Britain and a number of tour matches...
of Britain and France, making him the first Wynnum-Manly player to achieve Kangaroo tour
Kangaroo Tour
Kangaroo Tour is the name given to Australian national rugby league team tours of Great Britain and France. The first Kangaroo Tour was in 1908. Traditionally, Kangaroo Tours took place every four years and involved a three-Test Ashes series against Great Britain and a number of tour matches...
honours. The following year Gleeson became the club's second international after Lionel Morgan
Lionel Morgan (rugby league)
Lionel Morgan is an Indigenous Australian former rugby league footballer, named amongst the nation's finest of the 20th century, and current coach. Morgan was the first Indigenous Australian to be selected to play in a recognised rugby league Test match...
, playing in two Test matches against France. He also went on the 1965 tour of New Zealand. After helping Brothers to the 1967 Brisbane Rugby League premiership, he went on the 1967-68 Kangaroo tour.
External links
- John Gleeson at rugbyleagueproject.org