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Alun Walker

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Alun Walker
Birth nameAlun Walker
Date of birth (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 (age 34)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
SchoolMusselburgh Grammar School
North Berwick High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Ealing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Musselburgh RFC
Currie RFC
()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2014
2013–2014
2014–
Edinburgh
Nottingham
Ealing Trailfinders
15
19
(5)
(1)
Correct as of 15 August 2017
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Scotland U20
Scotland U19
Scotland U18

Alun Walker (born 28 September 1990) is a Scottish rugby union player who played for English club Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship.

Walker, who regularly benched for Edinburgh in the second half of season 2010–11 and duly made his debut, is in the second year of a degree course in Sports and Exercise Science at Heriot-Watt University.[citation needed][needs update]

Alun Walker was first-choice hooker during the 2016-17 season at Ealing Trailfinders. He enjoyed a fruitful scoring record of eight tries in 20 appearances, including two hat-tricks. The Scot responded to the challenge of the Championship and by making 17 appearances and scoring five tries in the 2015-16 season. The Scotland ‘A’ international captained Ealing Trailfinders in his first appearance, at home to Newport in pre-season when he also scored a try. He then played five matches and scored one try before his season was curtailed by a knee injury. The Scot joined on a two-year contract from Edinburgh having spent 2013-14 on loan at Nottingham. During his time in the East Midlands he played in both matches against Ealing Trailfinders. Walker has also represented Scotland at U18, U19 and U20 level and played for Melrose and Currie.

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