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Brian Fitzsimmons

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 28th September, 1941
Died
Wednesday, 22nd June, 2016 (Aged 74 years and 267 days)
Place Of Birth
Georgetown, Queensland, Australia

Competitions Won

World Cup
1968
Test Series
1967 Australia vs New Zealand

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP T G FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 4 - 4 - - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
The Ashes - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
World Cup 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Far North QueenslandFNQ - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches North Queensland FirstsNQF - 3 - 3 - - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 9 - 9 - - - - - - - 5 4 - 55.56% List
Tour Matches Queensland FirstsQFI - 6 - 6 - - - - - - - 2 3 1 33.33% List
Tour Matches Central QueenslandCNQ - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series 1 2 - 2 - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP T G FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series - 18 - 18 - - - - - - - 3 14 1 16.67% List
Overall   Starts Int APP T G FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  37 - 37 - - - - - - - 11 24 2 29.73% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP T G FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1967-68, 1970-71   4 - 4 - - - - - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP T G FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1967-1968   1 - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP T G FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Far North QLD 1962   1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
QLD Firsts 1965-71   23 - 23 - - - - - - - 5 16 2 21.74% List
North QLD 1966, 1968   3 - 3 - - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Central QLD 1970   1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

Your Say

  • Lyle Reed
    26 Jun 2016 11:29am

    Brian Fitzsimmons 1943-2016 aged 74 Began his senior career with Babinda Colts then signed with Cairns Brothers. Played in several Foley Shield matches and represented North Queensland against Great Britain (1) and New Zealand (1).Brian made his debut for Qld in 1965 playing in 19 interstate matches. From 1965--1971. Signed with Brisbane Brothers in 1972 ,played 4 tests for Australia. in his retirement years Brian owned and Managed several Hotels in North Qld RIP>

  • Anonymous
    18 May 2020 1:31am

    I remember uncle Brian from Townsville tattersalls hotel awesome man with a genuine likeable attitude

  • John Higginson
    21 Jun 2021 12:05pm

    Brian Fitzsimmons was brought to Brothers Rugby Gladstone as a player captain/ coach in 1969. Fitzy and his wife worked hard to get a team together. They had an international as coach but very few players.
    There were two lean years but in 1971 the hard work of Fitzy and the president Frank Murray paid off and Brothers won their first premiership.
    In 1972 he left and took up a position with Brothers , Brisbane.

  • Bob
    15 Apr 2022 12:16pm

    One of the very best ball winning hookers when scrums were scrums. He was so good that NSW gave him ‘special attention’ to limit those skills in every interstate game.

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