captain Larry Dwyer was injured in the third match against Wanganui, Ted Fahey's opportunity came to captain his country. He captained the Wallabies in the first two Tests in September 1913 and in a tour match against Southland. He missed the 3rd Test through injury. He made further representative appearances in 1914 when the All Blacks toured Australia playing for a metropolitan Sydney side, for New South Wales and for Australia in the sole Test of a tour which interrupted by the outbreak of the Great War. At the war's end in 1919 Fahey captained a New South Wales and an Australian side in matches against an AIF team. All told Fahey made 25 international appearances for Australia including four Test cap appearances, two as captain. War service Fahey was aged 28 when together with his younger brother Walter he enlisted as a Gunner in 1916 with Field Artillery Brigade 7 of the AIF. They were posted to the same unit which left Sydney in May 1916 on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire and saw service on the Western Front. Ted was demobilised at the War's end, returning to Sydney in December 1918. His brother also survived the war. Honours and awards British War Medal Victory Medal References Sources Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead – Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ Footnotes Australian rugby union players Australian rugby union captains Australia international rugby union players 1888 births 1950 deaths Australian military personnel of World War I Australian Army soldiers Rugby union players from Sydney Rugby union locks