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Australian sports legend Ken Catchpole dies at 78

Thoughts are with his family during this time.
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Former Australian Wallabies captain Ken Catchpole poses with a sculpture of him during an unveiling ceremony in 2010
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Australian sports icon Ken Catchpole has passed away at age 78.

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Catchpole, a champion half-back, played 27 Tests from 1961, including 13 as captain, and is praised as one of the country’s best rugby players.

He was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2013.

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1967: Captain of the Australian rugby team, Ken Catchpole (Credit: Getty)

It is reported that Catchpole died after battling a long illness.

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The former Wallabies captain star is immortalised with with a sculpture of himself at Sydney Football Stadium.

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Former Australian Wallabies captain Ken Catchpole poses with a sculpture of him during an unveiling ceremony in 2010 (Credit: Getty)

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