Bill Abram
William Geoffrey Abram | |
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| Born | October 28, 1957 Quirindi, Australia |
| Occupation | Rugby union player |
| Years active | 1980s |
| Known for | Professional rugby union athlete, New South Wales representative, Randwick and Wests club player |
William Geoffrey Abram (born 28 October 1957) is a retired Australian professional rugby union athlete.
Originating from Quirindi, Abram attended The King's School, where he led the 1st XV as captain in 1975.
Playing in the front row, Abram represented New South Wales on their 1982 tour of New Zealand. He transferred to Randwick in 1983 but sustained a knee injury that necessitated complete reconstruction. Following his rehabilitation, he competed for Brisbane's Wests club and was considered for the Wallabies when included in an extended 40-player squad for the 1984 Britain and Ireland tour, but a training-related neck injury prevented further participation.
Abram secured a premiership with Wests in 1985 and contributed to the squad that advanced to the semi-finals of the Toulouse Masters, an international club championship held in France, during 1986.
In the same year, he was selected as a reserve for the Wallabies' Test match against Italy at Ballymore but did not take the field. Subsequently, a hamstring injury excluded him from the New Zealand tour despite his selection.
His son, Geoff, also pursued professional rugby, while his daughter, Felicity, reached the top position globally as a triathlete.