Eden Love

Eden Love

Birth name	Eden William Love
Date of birth	14 October 1909
Place of birth	Burwood, New South Wales
Date of death	22 August 1991(1991-08-22) (aged 81)
School	Newington College
University	University of Sydney
Occupation(s)	Veterinarian
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) NSW () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1932 Australia 3

Eden William Love ^[1] (14 October 1909 – 22 August 1991) was an Australian Rugby Union player and veterinarian who practised in Launceston, Tasmania.

Early life

Love was born in Burwood, New South Wales ^[1] and attended Newington College (1921–1927). ^[2] He graduated from the University of Sydney in Veterinary Science in 1935. ^[3]

Rugby career

As a prop, ^[4] Love played for the Australia national rugby union team in three test matches, ^[5] making his debut in the Australia v New Zealand at Sydney on 2 July 1932. ^[6]

War service

During World War II, Love served as a Lieutenant in the Australian Army ^[1] and as a member of C Company, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, was taken as a prisoner of war during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies in Java. ^[7]

References

1. "Lieutenant Eden William Love TX1536". Department of Veterans' Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
2. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp121
3. "Alumni Sidneienses". University of Sydney . Retrieved 19 August 2011.
4. "Dinny Love". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
5. Australian Rugby - The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 289: Love, Dr Eden William "Dinny" (1909 - 1991)
6. "Eden William Love". Goal Serve. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
7. "C Company, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion". Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2012.