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Full name | Jack Warren Munn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia | 30 May 1921|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 June 1993 72) Jannali, New South Wales, Australia | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Warren Munn (1921–1993) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1940s and 1950s in the New South Wales premiership competition and was a state representative.
Career
Munn was a prop-forward who played with St. George immediately after World War II. After his discharge from the AIF,[2] Jack Munn joined St George and played five seasons between 1946-1949 and 1951.[3]
He moved the Queensland in 1950, and represented Queensland against New South Wales in that year before returning to St George. Munn scored a try in the club's 1946 Grand final loss to Balmain.
He won a premiership with St. George when he played prop in the 1949 Grand Final.[4] In 1950, Munn accepted a captain coach role for Ingham, Queensland and consequentially played representative football for Queensland. in 1950 and only a bad injury stopped him from playing for the Kangaroos.[5][6]
Death
Munn died on 25 June 1993, aged 72.[7]
References
- ↑ "Jack Munn - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ↑ Munn at WWII Roll
- ↑ "DVA's Nominal Rolls".
- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 edition. ISBN 1 87516957 1
- ↑ "Munn for Ingham". Maryborough Chronicle. 31 March 1950.
- ↑ "Jack Munn Unlucky". The St George Call (Kogarah). 26 May 1950.
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald - Death notice - 26/06/1993