Rupert Rosenblum

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Rupert Rosenblum
Birth nameRupert George Rosenblum [1]
Date of birth(1942-01-01)1 January 1942 [1]
Place of birth Watsons Bay, New South Wales [1]
School The Scots College
Notable relative(s) Myer Rosenblum
Rugby union career
Position(s) fly-half [1]
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1959- [2]
-1977 [2]
Eastern Suburbs RUFC [2]
Sydney University Football Club [2]
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Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
New South Wales [3] ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1969–70 [1] Wallabies 3 [1] 11 [1]

Rupert George Rosenblum (born 1 January 1942) is a former Australian Rugby Union player for the Australia national rugby union team.

Career

Rosenblum played 3 test matches in 1969-1970; at that point in time, he and Myer Rosenblum were the second* father and son to have represented Australia in Rugby union. The McLeans- Douglas James 1904-05 and Alexander Douglas 1933-36 were the first, despite claims to the contrary. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Rupert Rosenblum". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Webster, Jim (23 August 1977). "Rosenblum ends RU career in fine style". Sydney Morning Herald . p. 1. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  3. "Rugged win to N.S.W". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 June 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. "Australian Jews and Sport". University of Sydney. 4 February 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.