Roy Prosser
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Birth nameRoydon Barnett Prosser
Date of birth18 February 1942
Place of birthManly, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Date of death13 August 2008 (aged 66)
| Birth name | Roydon Barnett Prosser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 February 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manly, New South Wales, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 August 2008 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Newington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Cyril Towers (Father-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roydon "Roy" Barnett Prosser (18 February 1942 – 13 August 2008) was an Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies twenty-five times. Prosser was once Australia's most capped prop.[2]
Prosser was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1949–1959) commencing as a preparatory school student in Wyvern House.[3]
Club Rugby
Prosser played a club record 220 first grade games for Northern Suburbs Rugby Club and was a member of our three premiership sides in the 1960s.
Waratahs
He made his New South Wales debut in 1963, making 24 appearances for the Waratahs over the following ten seasons.
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