Ken Catchpole
| Born | Kenneth William Catchpole 21 June 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 21 December 2017 (aged 78) Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The Scots College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Sydney University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Mark Catchpole (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenneth William Catchpole OAM (21 June 1939 – 21 December 2017) was an Australian rugby union footballer. A state and national representative half-back, he played twenty-seven matches for Australia, thirteen as captain. Catchpole rose through the ranks at the Randwick club as a young man, before making his debut for New South Wales at only 19 years of age, then captaining Australia at age 21. He is considered one of Australia's greatest rugby scrumhalves.