Alex Pope

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Alex Pope
Full nameAlexander Murray Pope
Date of birth (1944-06-03) 3 June 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
School Marist College Ashgrove
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1968 Australia 1 (0)

Alexander Murray Pope (born 3 June 1944) is an Australian former rugby union international.

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Pope was born in Brisbane and attended Marist College Ashgrove. [1]

A centre, Pope was capped once for the Wallabies during his career, playing against the All Blacks at Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane in 1968, which was lost in controversial circumstances. He played in three first-grade premierships with Brisbane club Brothers and in 1971 had the distinction of captaining Queensland. [1]

Pope turned to acting in the late 1970s, with roles on screen and stage, including musicals. [2] He is a close friend of actor and former rugby teammate Ray Meagher and was a guest on Meagher's 2022 episode of This is Your Life . [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alexander Murray Pope". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. ↑ "Actor began his career as footballer". The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 April 1977.
  3. ↑ Shearer, Geoff (21 July 2018). "Ray Meagher explains how he started in acting". The Courier Mail .
  4. ↑ "Old Comrades Reunite on National TV - MCA Old Boys' Association". ashgroveoldboys.com.au. 12 October 2022.
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