Ginger Colton

Ginger Colton
Birth name	Alfred John Colton
Date of birth	25 March 1875
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland
Date of death	2 June 1946 (aged 71)
Notable relative(s)	Tom Colton
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	number 8
International career
Years	Team
1899	Australia

Alfred John "Ginger" Colton (25 March 1875 – 2 June 1946) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

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

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

^ ^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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[scrum-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Scrum.com player profile of Ginger Colton". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.

[QldrQLDPhoto-2] "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.

[QldrQLDPhotoArticle-3] "International Football". The Queenslander. Brisbane, Australia. 8 July 1899. p. 73 S. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

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Ginger Colton

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