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| Born | (1954-01-20)20 January 1954 (age 71) Wellington,New South Wales,Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Terry Fahey (born 20 January 1954[3]) is anAustralian former professionalrugby league footballer who played for theSouth Sydney Rabbitohs,Eastern Suburbs Roosters andCanberra Raiders clubs. He was a powerful, hard-runningwing.
Fahey was born inWellington, New South Wales, Australia.
Nicknamed the "Redfern Express", Fahey started his football career in the New South Wales country, playing in Western Division's win in the1974 Amco Cup final overPenrith.[4] In 1975, he was selected to representCountry againstCity. He was also selected to play forAustralia in the1975 World Championship series. His is listed on theAustralian Players Registeras Kangaroo No. 481.[5]He left his club Wellington to move to the Sydney competition in 1975 to play for Souths. He went on to play 90 first grade matches for the Rabbitohs in the years 1976-1980 scoring 46tries and 28 goals for a total of 194 points. In 1981 he joined Easts where he would stay for two seasons. He was the season's leading try scorer in 1981 with fifteen tries. Fahey signed with Canberra in 1983 but damaged bone in his neck caused him to sit out the entire 1985 season. He was playing again in 1986 and remained with the Raiders until the end of the 1987 season, when he retired.
Fahey played three tests for Australia between 1975 and 1981 (scoring three tries) and a total of eight internationals.[6] He also played eight games forNew South Wales, two beingState of Origin matches in1981 and1982.
Fahey was named on the wing in theNRL'sTeam of the 1970s when it was announced in 2005.[7]
He became involved in breeding and training greyhounds and has since moved on to racehorse training.