Alan Morton (rugby union)

Alan Morton

Full name	Alan Ridley Morton
Date of birth	(1934-09-10)10 September 1934
Place of birth	Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
School	Canberra High School
University	University of Oregon
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1957–59 Australia 11 (9)

Alan Ridley Morton AM (born 10 September 1934) is an Australian former rugby union international.

Morton was born in Queanbeyan and attended Canberra High School.

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.

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. On his return to Australia, Morton-based himself in Perth and was captain-coach of Western Australia's interstate team.

An exercise physiologist, Morton was a long time academic at the University of Western Australia and in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to sports science.

See also

• List of Australia national rugby union players

External links

• Alan Morton at ESPNscrum