Alan Morton (rugby union)

Alan Ridley Morton AM (born 10 September 1934) is an Australian former rugby union international.

[1] Morton was born in Queanbeyan and attended Canberra High School.

[2] A winger, Morton was the top try scorer in Sydney first-grade rugby in 1955 while playing with St. George.

[2] Morton left the country for Canada in 1960 to study at the University of British Columbia and play rugby for the Thunderbirds.

[2] An exercise physiologist, Morton was a long time academic at the University of Western Australia and in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to sports science.