Con Sullivan

Con Sullivan (1886–1964) was a New Zealand international rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s for various Australasian representative sides.[3]

For the English footballer, see Con Sullivan (footballer).

Con Sullivan
Personal information
Full nameCornelius Patrick Sullivan[1]
Born1886 [2]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died31 October 1964
Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908? Wellington
1910–16 North Sydney 72 8 0 0 24
Total 72 8 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1909 Wellington
1909 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
1910–12 New South Wales 6 3 0 0 9
1910–14 Australia 7 0 0 0 0
1910 Australasia 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [3]

Playing career

Sullivan started his career in Wellington, where he was selected to tour Australia, winning an international cap for New Zealand against Australia in 1909.[4] In 1910 he started playing for North Sydney in the NSWRFL Premiership. In his first year at the club he was selected to play for New South Wales, Australia (including the first Ashes test on Australian soil) and a combined "Australasia" team against the first Great Britain Lions tourists. The following year he was selected to go on the 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain, and played in 16 matches, for Australasia, including the third Test. Sullivan toured New Zealand with the New South Wales side in 1912-13 and played his last Test series against England in 1914 in teams captained by his clubmate and brother-in-law Sid Deane.[5]

Later years

Sullivan later married Deane's sister with their son Bob Sullivan continuing the family link with the club.[6] Bob Sullivan made a Test appearance for Australia in 1954. His younger brother John also played for Norths in the 1950s as a versatile back.[5]

Con Sullivan died in October 1964.

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References
  1. SULLIVAN, Conrad - 1909 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. NSW Births Death Marriages
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Past Kiwis Caps - S". nzrl.co.nz. New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
  5. Pollard, Jack (1965). Gregory's Guide to Rugby League. Australia: Grenville Publishing. p144.
  6. "Con Sullivan". Yesterday's Hero. SmartPack International Pty Ltd. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
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