Alex Kelly (rugby union)

Alex Kelly

Birth name	Alexander J. Kelly
Date of birth	c. 1871
Place of birth	Sydney, NSW
Date of death	c. 1913
Rugby union career
Position(s) flanker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1899 Australia 1 (0)

Alexander J. Kelly (c. 1871 – c. 1913) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Kelly, a flanker, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia. His sole Test appearance was against Great Britain at Sydney on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an Australian national representative side.

Kelly appeared in the inaugural Australian rugby union team, 1899

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