Career
Sullivan started his career in Wellington, where he was selected to tour Australia, winning an international cap for New Zealand against Australia in 1909. In 1910 he started playing for North Sydney in the NSWRFL Premiership. In his first year at the club he was selected to play for New South Wales, Australia (including the first Ashes test on Australian soil) and a combined "Australasia" team against the first Great Britain Lions tourists.
The following year he was selected to go on the 1911-1912 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain, and played in 16 matches, for Australasia, including the third Test.
Bob Sullivan made a Test appearance for Australia in 1954. Con Sullivan died in October 1964.