Ken McMullen (rugby)

Ken McMullen

Full name	Kenneth Victor McMullen
Date of birth	(1941-04-16)16 April 1941
Place of birth	Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
Date of death	6 February 1986(1986-02-06) (aged 44)
Place of death	Sydney, NSW, Australia
Notable relative(s)	Craig McMullen (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1962–63 Australia 4 (3)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1964–67 Eastern Suburbs 22 13

Kenneth Victor McMullen (16 April 1941 — 6 February 1986) was an Australian rugby union international who represented Australia in four Test matches. He also played rugby league for Eastern Suburbs.

A native of Wagga Wagga, McMullen was educated at Wagga Wagga High School and played both codes growing up.

McMullen, a rugby union scrum-half, toured New Zealand with New South Wales Country in 1960. It was his performance against the touring All Blacks two years later, in New South Wales' one-point win at the Sydney Sports Ground, that earned him Wallabies selection as a reserve for the 2nd Test. After being picked for that year's reciprocal tour of New Zealand, McMullen displaced Ken Catchpole to debut at scrum-half in the 1st Test in Wellington.

From 1964 to 1967, McMullen played first-grade rugby league for Eastern Suburbs, mainly as a halfback.

McMullen died of a brain tumour in 1986 at the age of 44.

See also

• List of Australia national rugby union players

External links

• Ken McMullen at ESPNscrum