Alex McKinnon (rugby)
Encyclopedia
Alexander "Alex" McKinnon (3 March 1878 - c. 1944) was a rugby union
player who represented Australia
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McKinnon, a lock, was born in Smeaton, Victoria
and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia, playing against Great Britain, at Brisbane, on 23 July 1904.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who represented Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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McKinnon, a lock, was born in Smeaton, Victoria
Smeaton, Victoria
Smeaton is a rural town in the state of Victoria, Australia near the town of Creswick. At the 2006 census, Smeaton had a population of 250....
and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia, playing against Great Britain, at Brisbane, on 23 July 1904.