Francis Finley

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Francis Finley
Birth nameFrancis George Finley [1]
Date of birth(1882-02-27)27 February 1882 [1]
Place of birth Armidale, New South Wales [1]
Date of deathc. 1943 [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) scrum-half [1]
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1904 [1] Australia 1 [1] (0 [1] )

Francis George Finley (27 February 1882 - c. 1943) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Finley, a scrum-half, was born in Armidale, New South Wales and claimed one international rugby caps for Australia, playing against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 30 July 1904.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Scrum.com player profile of Francis Finley". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.


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