Alfred John "Ginger" Colton (25 March 1875 – 2 June 1946) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
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| Birth name | Alfred John Colton[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 March 1875[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 June 1946 (aged 71)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Tom Colton | ||||||||||||||||
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Colton, a number 8, was born in Brisbane Queensland and claimed two international rugby caps for Australia. His debut game was against Great Britain at Sydney on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an Australian national representative side. His younger brother Tom Colton also represented for Australia in 1904.
Published references
edit- Collection (1995) Gordon Bray presents The Spirit of Rugby, Harper Collins Publishers Sydney
- Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Scrum.com player profile of Ginger Colton". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "The BattleStained Queensland Team AS Photographed Immediately After The Match" (Photograph with caption.). The Queenslander. Brisbane, Australia. 8 July 1899. p. 73 S. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ "International Football". The Queenslander. Brisbane, Australia. 8 July 1899. p. 73 S. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
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