Brad Girvan

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Brad Girvan
Full nameBradford Geoffrey Girvan
Date of birth (1962-01-29) 29 January 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Canberra, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1988 Australia 1 (0)

Bradford Geoffrey Girvan (born 29 January 1962) is an Australian former rugby union international.

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Born in Canberra, Girvan attended Dickson College and played first-grade for Northern Suburbs. [1] He is the son of Neville Girvan, who was a leading rugby player for Ainslie in the 1960s. [2]

Girvan, a centre, was an Australian under-21s representative and competed in a strong ACT team which performed strongly against touring Test sides. [1] After gaining Wallabies selection for the 1988 tour of England, Scotland and Italy, he made his Test debut against England at Twickenham, as the outside centre. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bradford Geoffrey Girvan". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. "Of football, men, and old days..." The Canberra Times . 10 December 1982. p. 24 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Girvan's Test debut". The Canberra Times . 3 November 1988. p. 22 via National Library of Australia.