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Percy Christian Charles Fairall (1909-1980) was an Australian rugby league players of the 1920s and 30s. He was a state and national forward who captained his Sydney club side, the St George Dragons. ==Career== Percy Fairall played nine seasons for the St George Dragons between 1928-1937 and was also club captain between 1935-1937. A talented lock-forward and hooker, Percy Fairall was a local St. George junior from the Ramsgate Club, who went on to represent his state and country. He is also remembered as the first St George Dragons player to play 150 grade games for the club. Fairall represented New South Wales on six occasions between 1935-1937. He made his international debut for Australia against New Zealand in 1935, played against the touring English team in 1936 and toured with the Australian team on the 1937-38 Kangaroo Tour. He is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No. 192. 〔ARL Annual Report, 2005. page 53〕 In 1938 he moved to Surry Hills, New South Wales and represented the South Sydney Rabbitohs for three seasons between 1938-1940. Percy Fairall played in two Grand finals during his long career, both in losing teams: firstly with St George in 1930 and then with South Sydney in 1939. 〔Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson - The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 edition (ISBN 1 87516957 1〕 Percy Fairall died on 11 August 1980, aged 70. 〔Sydney Morning Herald - Death Notice - 11/08/1980〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Percy Fairall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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