John Freedman

John Freedman
Full nameJohn Edward Freedman
Date of birth(1935-06-25)25 June 1935
Place of birthNewcastle, NSW, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962–63 Australia 4 (0)

John Edward Freedman OAM (born 25 June 1935) is an Australian former rugby union international and sailor.[1]

Freedman was born in Newcastle and educated at Canterbury Boys' High School.[2]

A Drummoyne first-grade player, Freedman was a tighthead prop and gained four Wallabies caps. He played three Tests on the 1962 tour of New Zealand and the first Test of the 1963 tour of South Africa. During the South Africa tour, Freedman captained the Wallabies in the tour match against Rhodesia in Salisbury.[2]

Freedman sailed in two America's Cup challenges as a crew member of Dame Pattie (1967) and Gretel II (1970).[3]

A former New South Wales Rugby Union president, Freedman was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 1987 Australia Day Honours for services to rugby union and further honoured in 2000 with the Australian Sports Medal.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Age a bar to yacht crew". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 February 1977.
  2. ^ a b "John Edward Freedman". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. ^ Cady, Steve (2 August 1970). "Gretel II Crew Arrives in U.S. to Prepare for America's Cup Trials". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Australia Day honours". The Canberra Times. 26 January 1987. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.