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Brian Fitzsimmons

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Brian Fitzsimmons
Personal information
Full nameBrian William Fitzsimmons
Born(1941-09-28)28 September 1941
Georgetown, QLD, Australia
Died22 June 2016(2016-06-22) (aged 74)
Thuringowa Central, QLD, Australia
Playing information
PositionHooker
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965–71 Queensland 20 0 0 0 0
1967–71 Australia 4 0 0 0 0

Brian William Fitzsimmons (28 September 1941 – 22 June 2016) was an Australian rugby league player.

Fitzsimmons was a hooker from Mareeba in Far North Queensland and played for Babinda Colts.[1] He was a regular Queensland representative player from 1965 to 1971 and also made sporadic international appearances during this period, which included a match against France at the 1968 Rugby League World Cup.[2] An Innisfail premiership player, Fitzsimmons later made a Brisbane Rugby League grand final with Brothers in 1974.[3]

A hotelier by profession, Fitzsimmons also coached rugby league in Townsville and served on the North Queensland Cowboys steering committee prior to their admission into the league.[3]

Fitzsimmons is a member of the North Queensland Team of the Century.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mareeba rugby league part of one of footy's big scandals". The Cairns Post. 6 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Legends of league named". The Courier-Mail. 20 September 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Vale Brian Fitzsimmons". Queensland Rugby League. 23 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Babinda Colts celebrates town's 100th anniversary of rugby league". The Cairns Post. 5 May 2018.
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