Jim Roxburgh (rugby union) explained

Jim Roxburgh
Full Name:James Russell Roxburgh
Birth Date:28 October 1946
Birth Place:Wudinna, South Australia
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1968–70
Repcaps1:9
Reppoints1:0

James Russell Roxburgh (born 28 October 1946) is an Australian former rugby union international.[1]

Roxburgh was born in the town of Wudinna, South Australia and educated in Sydney at The King's School. He played first-grade rugby for Sydney University, earning a blue in 1965.[2]

A prop, Roxburgh was capped nine times for the Wallabies, debuting in 1968 against the All Blacks at the Sydney Cricket Ground. After featuring in all four Tests on the 1969 tour of South Africa, he became outspoken in his opposition to the country's apartheid policy and was among a group of seven Wallabies players who ruled themselves out of potential selection when the Springboks visited Australia two years later.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: University hard hit by injuries . . 18 June 1971.
  2. Web site: James Russell Roxburgh . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  3. News: Campaign against RU tour . . 29 October 1970 . 3 . National Library of Australia.