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David Brockhoff

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between 1949 and 1951, touring with the side in Britain and South Africa. In the 1949 tour to New Zealand he played in 10 of the 12 matches, including both Tests which were won by Australia. The latter tour was his last with the Wallabies and he did not feature in the test side on that tour. He made
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After coaching, Brockhoff continued to be active in New South Wales and Australian rugby. He frequently attended training sessions for both sides, and when the teams travelled on tour he would often go to Sydney Airport to wish them well on departure and welcome them home on return. He was elected a
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had made it a priority to ensure the tour was an off-field success after media recriminations and accusations of unsavoury play following the England series in Australia. The Wallabies lost against three of the home nations on the tour before gaining wins against Ireland and the United States on the
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His coaching philosophy was based on an aggressive, dominant forward pack that was brutal at the ruck and scrum in combination with an accurate kicker at five-eighth. Brockhoff was known for firing-up his players with stirring verbal imagery of what the team needed to do such as
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Brockhoff had a sometimes testy relationship with other Australian rugby administrators due to his confrontational style and as a result of coaching his sides to be abrasive and aggressive. He coached the Wallabies on the
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between 1949 and 1951. He was later coach of the national team from 1974 to 1976, and in 1979. He maintained an active involvement in rugby union in Australia for his entire life.
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He died on 17 June 2011 in his 83rd year and was survived by his wife Claire, daughter Juliet and sons Peter and John. David's wife, Claire, died four years later in July 2015.
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Brockhoff began coaching at Eastern Suburbs in 1963 and guided them to a fourth grade premiership win in his first season as a coach. He became the first grade coach of
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a total of twenty-five appearances for the Australian national side. After concluding his Test career, he continued to play for Eastern Suburbs until 1961.
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had stepped down. The final match of his tenure came in memorable circumstances when Australia beat New Zealand 12–6 in a one-off Test at the
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in two fiery matches at Sydney and Brisbane, and he went on to guide the side to two further series clean-sweeps at home against
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in 1967, a position he held for eight seasons, winning three premierships. Brockhoff coached
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He was recalled to the Australian coaching position for the 1979 season, after incumbent
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where he played in the first XV for his three senior years. He attended
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Archived from 292:He played eight Tests for the 1: 716:Kogoy, Peter (17 June 2011). 691:"Haberecht does not nominate" 557:. 19 October 1974. p. 30 411: 379: 248: 1454:Eastern Suburbs RUFC players 920:Rugby Australia Hall of Fame 697:. 5 October 1978. p. 26 653:"Australia marshalls forces" 402:Rugby Australia Hall of Fame 227:John David "Brock" Brockhoff 7: 1434:University of Sydney alumni 10: 1475: 797:McGregor, Malcolm (1985). 770: 659:. 1 April 1979. p. 35 633:. 29 June 1976. p. 16 395: 241:who played eight Tests as 1352: 1336: 1315: 1289: 1268: 1242: 1216: 1190: 1158: 1132: 1106: 1080: 1054: 1036:Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop 1028: 1002: 976: 940: 931: 927: 876: 867: 859: 849: 840: 832: 749:The Northern Daily Leader 583:. 2 June 1975. p. 14 525:The Sydney Morning Herald 210: 207: 200: 194: 187: 181: 174: 169: 164: 148: 126: 121: 114: 109: 105: 100: 92: 81: 71: 59: 51: 36: 28: 307:Sydney Uni Football Club 283:Sydney Uni Football Club 239:national representative 778:Growden, Greg (2010). 387:Australian Rugby Union 989:Sir Nicholas Shehadie 782:. 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The Scots College
University of Sydney
Flanker
Australia
Australia
New South Wales
Sydney Uni
rugby union
state
national representative
flanker
Rose Bay
The Scots College
St. Andrew's College
University of Sydney
Sydney University
Sydney Uni Football Club
Eastern Suburbs
Wallabies
Sydney Uni Football Club
New South Wales
Australia
England
Japan
Fiji
1975–76 tour of Britain and Ireland
ARFU
Bob Templeton
Daryl Haberecht
Sydney Cricket Ground

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