Ted Heinrich

Edward Lawrence Heinrich (25 June 1940 — 17 September 2013) was an Australian rugby union international who represented Australia in ten Test matches. He also played rugby league for the Parramatta Eels.^[1]

Ted Heinrich

Full name	Edward Lawrence Heinrich
Date of birth	(1940-06-25)25 June 1940
Place of birth	New South Wales, Australia
Date of death	17 September 2013(2013-09-17) (aged 73)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Lock / Second-row Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1965–68 Parramatta Eels 28 (12)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1961–63 Australia 10 (6)

Hailing from Moree, Heinrich was the younger brother of Wallabies forward Vince Heinrich and attended St Joseph's College in Sydney, captaining the school's 1st XV. He was a flanker, who possessed considerable pace, making him also a capable winger in first-grade for Randwick. Capped ten times for the Wallabies between 1961 and 1963, Heinrich debuted against Fiji at Brisbane's Exhibition Ground and twice toured South Africa with the Wallabies.^[2]

From 1965 to 1968, Heinrich played rugby league for the Parramatta Eels, as a lock and second-rower.^[3]

See also

• List of Australia national rugby union players

References

1. "Capture". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 February 1965.
2. "Edward Lawrence Heinrich". classicwallabies.com.au.
3. "Ted Heinrich - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.

External links

• Ted Heinrich at ESPNscrum