Rugby player
| Full name | James Thomas Ossian Stenmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1924-11-06)6 November 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coraki, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 November 2008(2008-11-10) (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Ignatius' College, Riverview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Thomas Ossian Stenmark (6 November 1924 – 10 November 2008) was an Australian rugby union player.
Stenmark was born in Coraki and attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview.
Tall and wiry, Stenmark was a versatile forward and capable goal-kicker, selected by the Wallabies from Sydney University for the 1947/48 tours of the British Isles and North America. He featured in over 20 tour matches, without earning a cap, and even acted as touch judge in a fixture against the Barbarians.
Stenmark, a dental surgeon by profession, lectured in dentistry at Wagga Base Hospital during his later years.
See also
References
- FitzSimons, Peter (15 November 2008). "Overrated? Nah, he just blew it". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "James Thomas Ossian Stenmark". classicwallabies.com.au.
- "Wagga mourns golfers". The Daily Advertiser. 7 November 2008.
- 1924 births
- 2008 deaths
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- New South Wales rugby union team players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Sydney University Football Club players
- People from the Northern Rivers
- People educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview