Darrel Chapman
Australia international rugby league footballer (1937–1992)
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Darrel Barrie Chapman (September 11, 1937 - October 9, 1992) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Full name | Darrel Barrie Chapman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1937 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 October 1992 (aged 55) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, utility back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Originally from Kempsey, New South Wales, Chapman attended St John's College, Woodlawn, outside Lismore in northern New South Wales.[2] He was picked to play for New South Wales in 1959 and was subsequently selected for the 1959-60 Kangaroo Tour of Britain, France and Italy as a fullback. Chapman played 18 tour games and one Test for Australia in 1960. In 1960 he moved to South Sydney, playing five seasons between 1960-1964 and often captaining the Bunnies between 1961 and 1964. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 352.[3]
Post playing
After his playing career he moved into coaching and administration with the NSWRFL, and later sports medicine with the Lismore campus of Southern Cross University.[4]