Alan Skinner (rugby union)

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Alan Skinner
Birth nameAlan James Skinner [1]
Date of birth(1942-07-16)16 July 1942 [1]
Place of birthSydney [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) lock [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1969–70 [1] Wallabies 3 [1] (0 [1] )

Alan James Skinner (born 16 July 1942) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Skinner, a lock, was born in Sydney and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia.

He graduated from Sydney Boys High School in 1959, [2] where he played with fellow Wallabies John Brass and Peter Crittle.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Alan Skinner". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. "Australian Sporting Representatives" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2012.