Bill_McLaughlin

Bill McLaughlin

Bill McLaughlin

Australian rugby union player and union officer

Not to be confused with the radio host Bill McGlaughlin.

Reginald Edward Millen "Bill" McLaughlin MBE (1914–1990) was an Australian Rugby Union player and President of the Australian Rugby Union. He represented for the Wallabies twice and was later assistant manager and coach of the national side.[1] He attended Newington College (1929–1930).[2]

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1976 New Year Honours for services to sport.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Rugby - The Game and the Players (Jack Pollard Syd, 1994) pp 305: McLaughlin, Reginald Edward Millen "Bill" (1914 - 1990)
  2. [2]
    Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp132
  3. [3]
    UK list: "No. 46777". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1975. p. 21.
Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Australian rugby union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Bill_McLaughlin, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.