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| name = Cecil Ramalli |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|06|10|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Mungindi]], [[New South Wales]] |
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| death_date = {{death year and age|1998|1919}} |
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| school = [[Hurlstone Agricultural High School]] |
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| ru_provinceyears1 = 1938–1939 |
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| ru_province1 = [[New South Wales Waratahs|New South Wales]] |
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⚫ | Ramalli was born on 10 June 1919 to Ali Ramalli and Adeline Doyle. His father was a merchant from Lahore who arrived in [[Sydney]] in 1898 to work as a hawker. Ramalli's mother was an [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal Australian]] woman from near [[Mungindi|Mungindi, New South Wales]].<ref name="guardian-forgottenstory">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/nov/10/the-forgotten-story-of-wallabies-star-and-nagasaki-survivor-cecil-ramalli | title=The forgotten story of ... Wallabies star and Nagasaki survivor Cecil Ramalli | work=The Guardian | date=10 November 2015 | accessdate=28 October 2016 | author=Skene, Patrick}}</ref> |
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=Early life and education== |
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⚫ | Ramalli was born on 10 June 1919 to Ali Ramalli and Adeline Doyle in [[Mungindi, New South Wales|Mungindi]]. His father was a merchant from [[Lahore]] who arrived in [[Sydney]] in 1898 to work as a hawker. Actual name of his father was Reham Ali son of Nasher from village Langrial District Gujrat Punjab Pakistan..who was Muslim...Ramalli's mother was an [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal Australian]] woman from near [[Mungindi|Mungindi, New South Wales]].<ref name="guardian-forgottenstory">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/nov/10/the-forgotten-story-of-wallabies-star-and-nagasaki-survivor-cecil-ramalli | title=The forgotten story of ... Wallabies star and Nagasaki survivor Cecil Ramalli | work=The Guardian | date=10 November 2015 | accessdate=28 October 2016 | author=Skene, Patrick}}</ref> |
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In 1934 Ramalli began attending [[Hurlstone Agricultural High School]] in Sydney. |
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⚫ | Ramalli made his representative debut for [[New South Wales Waratahs|New South Wales]] at the age of 18 in 1938.<ref name="wallabyprofile">{{cite web | url=http://www.aru.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/HistoricalWallabiesPlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1065 | title=Historic Wallabies Player Profile | publisher=Australian Rugby Union | accessdate=28 October 2016}}</ref> |
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==Rugby career== |
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⚫ | In August 1938 Ramalli made his debut for [Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] in the second Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the [[Brisbane Exhibition Ground]]. He also played the third Test in Sydney, which would be his final match for the ''Wallabies''.<ref name="guardian-forgottenstory" /> |
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⚫ | Ramalli made his representative debut for [[New South Wales Waratahs|New South Wales]] at the age of 18 in 1938.<ref name="wallabyprofile">{{cite web | url=http://www.aru.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/HistoricalWallabiesPlayerProfile.aspx?pid=1065 | title=Historic Wallabies Player Profile | publisher=Australian Rugby Union | accessdate=28 October 2016}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In August 1938 Ramalli made his debut for [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] in the second Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the [[Brisbane Exhibition Ground]]. He also played the third Test in Sydney, which would be his final match for the ''Wallabies''.<ref name="guardian-forgottenstory" /> |
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==War service== |
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In 1940 Ramalli enlisted with the [[Second Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Force]] after initially trying to join the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] and the [[Royal Australian Navy]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/231472853 | title=C. Ramalli in A.I.F. – would not wait any longer | work=The Sun | date=26 June 1940 | accessdate=1 November 2016 | author=Carrick, Vince | location=Sydney | pages=20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=172265 | title=Ramalli, Cecil | publisher=Commonwealth of Australia | work=World War Two Nominal Roll | accessdate=31 October 2016}}</ref> |
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[[Category:1919 births]] |
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[[Category:1998 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Australian rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Indigenous Australian rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Australia international rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Australian Army personnel of World War II]] |
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[[Category:Australian sportspeople of Pakistani descent]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union players from New South Wales]] |
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[[Category:People from the North West Slopes]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union scrum-halves]] |
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[[Category:People educated at Hurlstone Agricultural High School]] |
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[[Category:New South Wales rugby union team players]] |
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Date of birth | 10 June 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Mungindi, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1998 (aged 78–79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hurlstone Agricultural High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cecil Ramalli (10 June 1919 – 1998) was an Australian rugby union player and soldier. Ramalli played twice for Australia.
Early life and education=
[edit]Ramalli was born on 10 June 1919 to Ali Ramalli and Adeline Doyle in Mungindi. His father was a merchant from Lahore who arrived in Sydney in 1898 to work as a hawker. Actual name of his father was Reham Ali son of Nasher from village Langrial District Gujrat Punjab Pakistan..who was Muslim...Ramalli's mother was an Aboriginal Australian woman from near Mungindi, New South Wales.[1]
In 1934 Ramalli began attending Hurlstone Agricultural High School in Sydney.
Rugby career
[edit]At Hurlstone, his aptitude for rugby was discovered. By his third season of school rugby, he had become the captain of the school's first XV.[1]
Ramalli made his representative debut for New South Wales at the age of 18 in 1938.[2]
In August 1938 Ramalli made his debut for Australia in the second Test match between Australia and New Zealand at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. He also played the third Test in Sydney, which would be his final match for the Wallabies.[1]
Ramalli was named in a 29-player squad to tour Britain in 1939. The team arrived in Portsmouth the day before Britain declared war on Germany. With the outbreak of war, the team returned to Australia.[1]
War service
[edit]In 1940 Ramalli enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force after initially trying to join the Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Australian Navy.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Skene, Patrick (10 November 2015). "The forgotten story of ... Wallabies star and Nagasaki survivor Cecil Ramalli". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Historic Wallabies Player Profile". Australian Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Carrick, Vince (26 June 1940). "C. Ramalli in A.I.F. – would not wait any longer". The Sun. Sydney. p. 20. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Ramalli, Cecil". World War Two Nominal Roll. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- 1919 births
- 1998 deaths
- Australian rugby union players
- Indigenous Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- Australian sportspeople of Pakistani descent
- Rugby union players from New South Wales
- People from the North West Slopes
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- People educated at Hurlstone Agricultural High School
- New South Wales rugby union team players