Jack Hickey

Jack Hickey, known as Darb, was an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer born on 4 January 1887 who represented his country in both codes. He toured Britain and North America with the 1908 to 1909 Wallabies, earned two Test caps against Wales and England and was part of the team that won the 1908 Olympic gold medal in London. After joining rugby league he played in both Tests of the 1910 Great Britain tour of Australasia and scored the first try ever for Australia in a rugby league Test. He played four seasons with Glebe and one with Balmain. He died of cancer in 1950, aged 63, and was survived by his eight children.