Chappie Schulte
| Full name | Burnett George Schulte | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 November 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bundaberg, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 November 1954 (aged 36) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cannon Hill, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Burnett George Schulte (29 November 1917 — 25 November 1954), known as Chappie Schulte, was an Australian rugby union international who was capped twice for the Wallabies in 1946.
Schulte was born in Bundaberg and attended Brisbane State High School.[1]
A halfback, Schulte played in the late 1930s for Eagle Junction, the dominant team in Brisbane rugby. He represented Queensland in seven matches during this period, before his career was stalled by World War II. Posted to Singapore, Schulte ended up as a prisoner of war at Changi Prison, where he survived for three years until being freed in 1945.[2]
Schulte was called up by the Wallabies for the 1946 tour of New Zealand, where he gained two Test caps, against the All Blacks in Dunedin and NZ Maori in Hamilton. He also captained the Wallabies in two uncapped tour matches.[1]
An auctioneer by profession, Schulte died at the age of 36 in Brisbane in 1954.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Burnett George "Chappie" Schulte". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Queenslanders Free Says Broadcast". Truth. 9 September 1945. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Died Suddenly". Queensland Country Life. 2 December 1954. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Chappie Schulte at ESPNscrum
- 1917 births
- 1954 deaths
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Rugby union players from Queensland
- Sportspeople from Bundaberg
- People educated at Brisbane State High School
- Australian Army personnel of World War II
- World War II prisoners of war held by Japan
- Australian prisoners of war
- Queensland rugby union team players