David L'Estrange
| Full name | Rex David L'Estrange | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 May 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Rex David L'Estrange (born 25 May 1948) is an Australian former rugby union international.[1]
L'Estrange is a native of Brisbane, where he attended Marist College Ashgrove. He was a fullback on the school's 1st XV and later played rugby for Brothers Old Boys, before making his Queensland debut in 1968.[2]
Having moved to centre for Queensland in 1970, L'Estrange gained 16 caps for the Wallabies in that position from 1971 to 1976. He scored two tries on his Test debut against France at Toulouse and in 1973 captained the Wallabies in a tour match against an Italian XV. His final international appearances came on the 1975–76 tour of Britain and the U.S.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ "States Differ On Selection". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 July 1972.
- ^ a b "Rex David L'Estrange". classicwallabies.com.au.