John Campbell (rugby)

John Campbell

Full name	John Dennison Campbell[1]
Date of birth	22 July 1889(1889-07-22)[1]
Place of birth	Penrith, New South Wales [1]
Date of death	31 August 1966(1966-08-31) (aged 77)[1]
Place of death	Sydney
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	centre[1]
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1910[1]	Wallabies[1]	3[1]	(0)[1]

Player Number:49

John Dennison 'Dinny' Campbell (22 July 1889 – 31 August 1966) was a representative of Australia in rugby union before switching codes and playing for the Eastern Suburbs club in rugby league during the (1910-12) and (1921) seasons. Campbell was born in Penrith, New South Wales. He played the centre position in rugby union, claiming a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia. He switched to the professional code of rugby league football, playing for Eastern Suburbs.^[2] He played centre, or five-eight for Eastern Suburbs. Campbell played alongside Dally Messenger in Easts first premiership winning sides. He was also a representative of New South Wales (NSW) in matches against Queensland and New Zealand in the 1911 and '12 seasons. At the end of the 1912 season he moved to England, where he enjoyed 9 very successful seasons - scoring 136 tries. In 1921 Campbell returned to Australia, where he linked with his former club, Eastern Suburbs, for one final season.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} "Scrum.com player profile of Dinny Campbell". Scrum.com. http://www.scrum.com/australia/rugby/player/2145.html. Retrieved 12 July 2010. 
2. ^ Cunneen, Chris (2001). The best ever Australian Sports Writing. Australia: Black Inc.. p. 322. ISBN 1 86395 266 7. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=66OBschGE_YC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 19 February 2011. 

Further reading

• The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson

External links

• Profile at leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk

Persondata
Name	Campbell, Dinny
Alternative names	Campbell, John Dennison
Short description	Australian rugby union player
Date of birth	22 July 1889
Place of birth	Penrith, New South Wales
Date of death	31 August 1966
Place of death	Sydney