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Charles Peter Crittle AO (born 21 July 1939) is an Australian former barrister, rugby union player and official. [1] [2] [3] The majority of his secondary education was at Sydney Boys High School where he played in the First XV. Before then he was briefly at North Sydney Boys High School. [4] As a lock, he made 15 test match appearances for the Australia national rugby union team from 1962–1967. [1]

Crittle gave a great deal to Australian Rugby. He chaired the first national coaching panel in 1974 and then coached many young and up and coming players such as Mark and Glen Ella for the highly successful Sydney team in 1981 and 82 and Simon Poidevin for NSW (1982–83). [5]

[6] [7] He served as President of the New South Wales Rugby Union from 1993–99, and became President of the Australian Rugby Union in 2001. In 2004, he became an officer of the Order of Australia for his rugby achievements, [8] and in 2005, he received the Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service from the International Rugby Board. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Charles Peter Crittle". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rugby's immortals are laughing until the end". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Neil (16 December 2011). "Wollongong pioneers, Sydney High Rugby, HSC results, Jimi Hendrix's underpants". Neil's final decade. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ↑ The School Roll of North Sydney Boys High School records his entry in 1950 with number 7051. Online sources display confusion over his date of birth! This article states 21 July 1939 but Classic Wallabies states 21 July 1938. The School Roll resolves this issue. It shows 21 July 1938.
  5. ↑ "Charles Peter Crittle | Classic Wallabies". classicwallabies.com.au. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Crittle gave a great deal to Australian Rugby. He chaired the first national coaching panel in 1974 and then coached brilliant young plays such as the Ella brothers for the Sydney Team (1980-81), and then Simon Poidevan for NSW (1982-83).
  7. ↑ "Charles Peter Crittle". Classic Wallabies. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Charles Peter Crittle". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 19 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ International gong for Peter Crittle; www.northernstar.com.au; 30 Noc 2005
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