Charles Morrissey

Charles Vincent Morrissey (26 April 1903 – 20 February 1938) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Charles Morrissey

Birth name	Charles Vincent Morrissey[1]
Date of birth	26 April 1903[1]
Place of birth	"Quat Quatta" Corowa, NSW
Date of death	20 February 1930 (aged 26)[1]
Place of death	Qurindi NSW
School	St ignatius college
Spouse	Alice Margaret Cussen
Children	John Leo (deceased) and Patricia (Gorman)
Occupation(s)	Grazier
Rugby union career
Position(s) centre[1] National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1925–26[1] Wallabies 5[1] (3[1])

Morrissey, a centre, was born in Singleton and claimed a total of 5 international rugby caps for Australia. He was the first captain of Wanderers RFC in Newcastle, NSW which was formed in 1925 having originally been established as GPS Old Boys in 1924.

He also played six first-class cricket matches for New South Wales between 1924/25 and 1925/26.[2][3]

See also

• List of New South Wales representative cricketers

References

1. "Scrum.com player profile of Charles Morrissey". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
2. "Charles Morrissey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
3. "Charles Morrissey". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 January 2017.