John Thornett

John Thornett
MBE
Birth name	John Edward Thornett
Date of birth	30 March 1935
Place of birth	Paddington
Date of death	4 January 2019 (aged 83)
Place of death	Batemans Bay, New South Wales
School	Sydney Boys High School
Children	5
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker, 2nd row, front row
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Sydney University Football Club
–	Northern Suburbs
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1955–66	NSW
International career
Years	Team
1955–1967	Australia

John Edward Thornett, MBE^[2] (30 March 1935 – 4 January 2019) was an Australian rugby union player, who played 37 Tests for Australia between 1955 and 1967 and made an additional 77 representative match appearances. He captained Australia in 16 Test matches and on an additional 47 tour matches on the eight international rugby tours he made with Wallaby squads.

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[mbe-2] "Thornett, John Edward, MBE". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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