Alan Cardy

Alan Cardy (19 September 1945 – 19 December 2021) was a representative of Australia in rugby union.^[1] As a young man he concentrated on track and field, winning the Australian Junior Championships discus throw in 1963, aged just seventeen.^[1] In 1965, he ran 22.0 seconds in the 220 yards to finish third at the Australian National Championships – one-tenth of a second ahead of Peter Norman, the future silver medallist in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Alan Michael Cardy

Date of birth	(1945-09-19)19 September 1945
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Date of death	19 December 2021(2021-12-19) (aged 76)
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	14 st 1 lb (89.5 kg)
School	Katoomba High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1966–1968 Australia 9

Cardy did not play any rugby until 1963 in his final year at Katoomba High School,^[1] where he was school captain. He played a few games for the Blue Mountains Rugby Club during 1962 and 1963,^[2] and later joined Drummoyne in 1965.^[1]

Cardy switched to the other rugby code – rugby league in 1969. However, his wing-threequarters career never reached any great heights in rugby league after suffering a broken leg in the pre-season.

He died on 19 December 2021 at the age of 76,^[1] and was survived by his three children.

References

1. "Alan Michael Cardy". Classic Wallabies. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
2. Double Blue Jumper 2005, pp. 70–71.

Bibliography

• The Double Blue Jumper: History of Blue Mountains Rugby. 2005.
• The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League players (Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson)

External links

• Alan Cardy at ESPNscrum