Roger Michaelson

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Roger Michaelson
Full nameRoger Carl Brandon Michaelson
Born (1941-03-31) 31 March 1941 (age 84)
Porthcawl, Wales
School Clifton College
University Christ's College, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position No. 8
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1963 Wales 1 (0)

Roger Carl Brandon Michaelson (born 31 March 1941) is a Welsh former international rugby union player.

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Michaelson was born in Porthcawl and educated in England, at Clifton College and Christ's College, Cambridge. [1]

A number eight, Michaelson captained the Cambridge varsity XV. He also played for Averavon and London Welsh during his career, while winning one Wales cap, in a home loss to England in the 1963 Five Nations Championship. [2] [3]

Michaelson ran a fruit and veg business in Kent for many years. [4]

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References

  1. "Roger Michaelson - Back row". aberavonwizards.co.uk. 30 June 2021.
  2. "The confessions of a beaten Welshman". The Daily Telegraph . 14 January 1991.
  3. Woolford, Anthony (18 May 2020). "The Wales rugby team's one-cap wonders who were never seen again". Wales Online .
  4. Keating, Frank (6 December 2011). "University match greybeards gather to relive timeless battle of '61". The Guardian .