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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name               = Garrick Fay
| image              = Garrick Fay Businessman.jpg
| birth_name         = Garrick Fay
| birth_date         = {{birth date|df=yes|1948|04|11}}
| birth_place        = [[Sydney, Australia]], [[New South Wales]]
| death_date         =
| death_place        =
| height             = 196.85 cm
| weight             = 114 KG
| nickname           =
| school             = Shore, North Sydney
| ru_currentposition =
| ru_currentteam     =
| ru_position        = [[Lock (Rugby Union)|Lock (Second Row)]]
| amatyears1         = 1968-1981
| amatyears2         = 1970
| amatyears3         = 1970-1971
| amatteam1          = [[Northern Suburbs Rugby Club]]
| amatteam2          =  [[Wasps RFC]]
| amatteam3          = [[James Bay Athletic Association]] (c)
| amatteam4          = [[Northern Suburbs Rugby Club]]
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| provinceyears1     = 1970
| provinceyears2     = 1971 - 1979
| provinceyears3     = 1971 - 1979
| province1          = [[Middlesex Rugby Football Union|Middlesex]]
| province2          = Sydney
| province3          = [[New South Wales Waratahs|NSW]]
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| provinceapps2      = 49
| provinceapps3      = 19
| provincepoints1    = n/a
| provincepoints2    = n/a
| provincepoints3    = n/a
| repyears1          = 1971-1979
| repteam1           = {{nrut|Australia}}
| repcaps1           = 24
| reppoints1         = 7
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[[File:Playing for the Australian Wallabies.jpg|thumb|Playing for the Australian Wallabies]]
'''Garrick Fay''' (born 11 April 1948 in [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]]) is an Australian businessman and former international rugby player. Garrick was a member of the Australian national team from 1971-79.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/australia/rugby/player/7796.html|title=Garrick Fay|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2016-04-27}}</ref>
== International rugby career ==
Garrick Fay began his international rugby career with the [[Australia national rugby union team|Australian Wallabies]] in 1971 with his first game against the [[South Africa national rugby union team|South African Springboks]]. He was invited to play in a number of teams including the [[Scottish Rugby Union|Scottish Rugby Union Centenary]] in 1973, and the Irish Rugby Union Centenary in 1974. He was selected as captain of the [[Rugby World XV]] side in the centenary celebrations for [[Cardiff RFC|Cardiff Rugby Club]] in 1977 and was selected in a world XV to play in South Africa in 1978.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=Historical Wallabies Profile He played his last international game in 1979 against Ireland. Page|url=http://www.aru.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/HistoricalWallabiesPlayerProfile.aspx?pid=581|website=Rugby.com.au|access-date=25 April 2016}}</ref>
=== Australia ===
Garrick's first cap for [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] was on 31 July 1971 at the [[Brisbane Exhibition Ground]] against South Africa during their controversial [[1971 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia|tour of Australia]]. Due to the more experienced second row of the South African side, Fay was dropped for subsequent games and rejoined the squad for the [[1972 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji|Wallabies tour of New Zealand and Fiji in 1972.]]
Fay's golden years, as with many other players competing for the Wallabies around this time, was during [[1975-76 Australia rugby union tour of the British Isles and Ireland|The Sixth Wallaby tour]] in 1975-76. Garrick played 17 tour matches, and 4 out of the 5 major test matches. He sustained an injury while playing against [[Wales rugby union team|Wales]] and was rested during 1976. This meant missing out on two Fiji Tests and the end of season tour against [[France national rugby union team|France]] but returned for the home series against [[Wales rugby union team|Wales]]. Performing solidly meant Fay received an invitation to the [[1978 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand]] where he played in 10 tour matches and scored 3 tries.<ref name="profile"/>
Fay made the decision to leave international rugby in 1979, but continued to play for [[Northern Suburbs Rugby Club]]. He also withdrew his availability for representative teams at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19790510&id=bv1jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ieYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3622,7096464&hl=en|title=Jim Webster 1979, 'Fay says no to rep Rugby', The Sydney Morning Herald 10 May|access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref> This made his last game for the Wallabies against [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] at Brisbane on 3 June 1979 <ref>{{cite web|title=Garrick Fay|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/timeline/rugby/player/7796.html|website=ESPN Scrum|publisher=ESPN|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> where they unfortunately lost 12 - 27.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ireland Rugby Tour|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/timeline/rugby/match/21204.html|website=ESPN Scrum|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref>
== Amateur clubs ==
===Time off===
Garrick's only club was the [[Northern Suburbs Rugby Club]] in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]. He played in the second row between the years 1968 - 1981 with the exception of 1970-1971 {{citation needed|date=January 2018}}when he took a year off to travel overseas. During this time he traveled to England where he played for Wasps RFC (Rugby Football Club) in London UK and from that club was picked for Middlesex County, to tour British Columbia.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} He stayed on and played for and captained, [[James Bay Athletic Association]].{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
===Provincial/State sides===
Garrick lead Sydney and New South Wales as captain in 1977-78. Ironically leading Sydney to victory against Wales in 1978, beating them 18 - 16, only to be beaten whilst captaining the larger side of New South Wales 0-18 a few days later.<ref name="profile"/>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
===Bibliography of sources===
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* {{cite book|last=Pollard|first=Jack|title=Australian Rugby - The Game and the Players|year=1994|publisher=Ironbark Press & Pan Macmillan (pp 170)}}
* {{cite book|last=Jenkins|first=Peter|title=Wallaby Gold|year=1999|publisher=Random House (pp 224, 225, 232, 246, 248, 252)}}
* {{cite book|last=Clark, Mason, Samuelson|title=Test Rugby Lists|year=1999|publisher=Five Mile Press (pp 336)}}
* {{cite book|last=Howell, Xie, Horton|title=Bledisloe Magic|year=1995|publisher=Rugby Publishing Ltd (pp 114 , 116 , 117 , 123 , 125 , 126 , 129 , 132 , 134 , 135)}}
* {{cite book|last=Derriman|first=Phillip|title=The Rise and Rise of Australian Rugby|year=2002|publisher=ABC Books (pp 4-6 , 11 , 42 , 203 , 204 , 205)}}
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