Arthur Hennessy
Athlete
1876 – 1959
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Who was Arthur Hennessy?
Arthur Stephen "Ash" Hennessy was an Australian pioneer rugby league identity. He was a seminal figure in the creation of the South Sydney Rabbitohs for whom he played and later coached. He was a state and national representative hooker/forward and was the first captain of the Australian national rugby league team. He played for New South Wales in the very first rugby match run by the newly created 'New South Wales Rugby Football League' which had just split away from the established New South Wales Rugby Football Union.
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- Born
- Sep 24, 1876
Sydney - Also known as
- Arthur Hennesey
- Died
- Sep 19, 1959
Maroubra
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on July 23, 2013
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