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Basil Porter
Basil John Porter (24 November 1916 – 14 August 1997) was an Australian international rugby union player.Porter was born in the New South Wales town of Forbes and educated at St Joseph's College in Sydney. He developed into a wing three–quarter on account of his considerable pace, having won a GPS Championship in the 100 yards. After finishing his schooling, Porter played first grade rugby for Randwick and made his state representative debut in 1939.
A member of the Wallabies squad for the 1939–40 tour of Britain, Porter never got an opportunity to feature in a Test match as the team were required to return home soon after arriving in England due to the war. His only fixture came against a local side in Bombay on the journey back to Australia.
Porter served as a corporal in the AIF during the war. Provided by Wikipedia