Vince Bermingham
Rugby player (1907–1983)
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John Vincent Bermingham (24 May 1907 — 22 July 1983) was an Australian rugby union international.
| Full name | John Vincent Bermingham | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 May 1907 Greenmount, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 July 1983 (aged 76) Brisbane, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Warwick Technical College | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||
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A native of Greenmount, Queensland, Bermingham received his education at Warwick Technical College.[1]
Bermingham was a powerfully built prop, who was a state amateur heavyweight boxing champion. Capped three times for the Wallabies, he played both Tests in a Bledisloe Cup-winning series against the All Blacks in 1934, then a match against the touring 1937 Springboks.[2] He also played rugby league for Toowoomba club Valleys.[3]
Bermingham was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 for service to the dairy industry.[1]
Wallabies hooker Matt Faessler is his grandson.[4]