Alan Morton (rugby union)
| Full name | Alan Ridley Morton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 September 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Canberra High School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Oregon | ||||||||||||||||
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Alan Ridley Morton
Morton was born in Queanbeyan and attended Canberra High School.[2]
A winger, Morton was the top try scorer in Sydney first-grade rugby in 1955 while playing with St. George. He repeated the feat the following season at his new club Randwick. Between 1957 and 1959, Morton was capped 11 times for the Wallabies. He had the distinction of being named one of "The Five Best Players of the Year" by the New Zealand Rugby Almanack in 1958 for his performances on that year's tour of New Zealand.[2]
Morton left the country for Canada in 1960 to study at the University of British Columbia and play rugby for the Thunderbirds. He finished his degree at the University of Oregon.[3] On his return to Australia, Morton-based himself in Perth and was captain-coach of Western Australia's interstate team.[2]
An exercise physiologist, Morton was a long time academic at the
See also
References
- Queanbeyan Age. 27 August 1957. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c "Alan Ridley Morton". classicwallabies.com.au.
- The Vancouver Sun. 13 December 1960.
- ^ "Alan Morton". Business News.