Birth name | Alfred John Colton[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 25 March 1875||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 June 1946[1] | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Tom Colton | ||||||||||||||||
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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.