Brian Fitzsimmons

Brian Fitzsimmons

Personal information
Full name	Brian William Fitzsimmons
Born	(1941-09-28)28 September 1941 Georgetown, QLD, Australia
Died	22 June 2016(2016-06-22) (aged 74) Thuringowa Central, QLD, Australia
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1965–71 Queensland 20 0 0 0 0 1967–71 Australia 4 0 0 0 0

Brian William Fitzsimmons (28 September 1941 – 22 June 2016) was an Australian rugby league player.

Fitzsimmons was a hooker from Mareeba in Far North Queensland and played for Babinda Colts.[1] He was a regular Queensland representative player from 1965 to 1971 and also made sporadic international appearances during this period, which included a match against France at the 1968 Rugby League World Cup.[2] An Innisfail premiership player, Fitzsimmons later made a Brisbane Rugby League grand final with Brothers in 1974.[3]

A hotelier by profession, Fitzsimmons also coached rugby league in Townsville and served on the North Queensland Cowboys steering committee prior to their admission into the league.[3]

Fitzsimmons is a member of the North Queensland Team of the Century.[4]

References

1. "Mareeba rugby league part of one of footy's big scandals". The Cairns Post. 6 July 2018.
2. "Legends of league named". The Courier-Mail. 20 September 2008.
3. "Vale Brian Fitzsimmons". Queensland Rugby League. 23 June 2016.
4. "Babinda Colts celebrates town's 100th anniversary of rugby league". The Cairns Post. 5 May 2018.

External links

• Brian Fitzsimmons at Rugby League Project