Ginger Colton

Ginger Colton
Full name Alfred John Colton[1]
Date of birth 25 March 1875(1875-03-25)[1]
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland [1]
Date of death c. 1946[1]
Notable relative(s) Tom Colton
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position number 8[1]
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1899[1] Australia[1] 2[1] (3)[1]

Alfred John 'Ginger' Colton (25 March 1875 – c. 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

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Scrum.com player profile of Ginger Colton". Scrum.com. http://www.scrum.com/australia/rugby/player/1349.html. Retrieved 12 July 2010. 
  2. ^ "The BattleStained Queensland Team AS Photographed Immediately After The Match." (Photograph with caption.). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Australia): p. 73 S. 8 July 1899. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22558322. Retrieved 17 September 2010. 
  3. ^ "International Football.". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Australia): p. 73 S. 8 July 1899. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22558323. Retrieved 17 September 2010.