Tom Tyquin represented for Australia at rugby league and like his brother played his club football with Souths (Brisbane). He was also a lock forward although a number of his representative appearances were made as a second-row forward.

He made six Test appearances for Australia after debuting in the 1956 domestic series against New Zealand. He toured with the 1956-57 Kangaroos playing in 2 Tests and 13 tour matches. He was selected in the 1957 Australian World Cup

Rugby League World Cup

The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league competition contested by members of the Rugby League International Federation . It has been held nearly once every 4 years on average since its inaugural tournament in France in 1954...

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