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.
Christopher Douglas Paterson, MBE is an ambassador and specialist coach for the Scotland and Edinburgh rugby union teams. He is a former professional rugby union player who played for Scotland and, for the most part of his career, Edinburgh. Paterson is Scotland's record points scorer with 809 points and second most-capped player with 109 caps. He was capable of playing in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half.
Alun Wyn Jones is a Welsh former international rugby union player who played as a lock. He played most of his career for Ospreys and for the Wales national team. He is the world's most-capped rugby union player, with 158 caps for Wales and 13 for the British & Irish Lions, and also holds the records for the most Wales caps and the second most Wales caps as captain. He retired from rugby in 2023.
Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club is an English professional rugby union club based in West London. The club's first team are the reigning RFU Championship champions of 2023–24 but were considered ineligible for promotion to Premiership Rugby as their home ground's capacity is too small. They were promoted to the league after they won National League 1 in 2014–15.
Alex Walker is a Welsh rugby union player. He is a Wales sevens international.
James Cannon is a rugby union player from England. He primarily plays as a lock. Cannon currently plays for English Championship side Ealing Trailfinders. He joined the side in April 2019. He has previously played for Connacht, Wasps and Northampton Saints, and has had loan spells with Bedford Blues and London Scottish.
Grayson Hart is a professional rugby union player for Bedford Blues. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby in the Pro12 and the Blues and the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby. Also Ealing Trailfinders and London Scottish in the RFU Championship. His usual position is Scrum-half.
Tom Denton is an English rugby union player for Ealing Trailfinders in the Aviva Premiership, playing as a lock. Denton represented Leeds Carnegie in the Premiership and Championship. The 6’ 6” lock signed with Leeds in 2006 and played for two seasons in the academy team while the senior side was under the stewardship of former England coach Stuart Lancaster.
William Wesley Twelvetrees is a former rugby union footballer who played centre or fly-half. He formerly played as inside centre for the England national team.
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Phil Chesters is an English rugby union player who is currently playing for Chinnor in National League 1 having signed for the club for the 2017-18 season. Prior to that he had made his name at Ealing Trailfinders where he had also been part of the medical staff. His best position is winger and over his career he has proved to be a tremendous try scorer who has set multiple records in lower division English rugby with Ealing, notably all-time records of 42 tries in a season in tier 3 and an amazing 70 tries in a season in tier 4 – a record that is unlikely to ever be beaten. As of the end of the 2017-18 he has also become the National League 2 South all-time try scorer with 117 tries.
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Barney Maddison is an English retired rugby union player who is currently head coach for Trailfinders Women in the Premiership Women's Rugby.
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