Vince Heinrich

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Vince Heinrich
Birth nameVincent William Heinrich [1]
Date of birth(1934-02-12)12 February 1934 [1]
Place of birth Sydney, Australia [1]
Date of death5 May 2013(2013-05-05) (aged 79)
School St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill [2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) flanker [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1954 [1] Wallabies 2 [1] (0 [1] )

Vincent William Heinrich (12 February 1934 – 5 May 2013) was an Australian rugby union player. His brother Ted was also an Australian rugby union representative player.

Heinrich, a flanker, was born in Sydney and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia. He died on 5 May 2013, at the age of 79. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Vince Heinrich". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. Howell pp226
  3. "Vincent William Heinrich". Classic Wallabies. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

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