Rugby player
| Full name | Ross Gordon Teitzel | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1946-03-20) 20 March 1946 (age 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Ross Gordon Teitzel (born 20 March 1946) is an Australian former rugby union international.
Teitzel was born in Brisbane, where he attended Anglican Church Grammar School. He played his rugby for the University of Queensland, where he was studying for his veterinary degree.
A muscular lock, Teitzel was capped seven times for the Wallabies and debuted on the 1966–67 tour of Britain, Ireland and France, with the team looking to add line-out strength. He featured in all five Test matches on the tour.
See also
References
- "GPS rugby: Churchie's greatest - and the best of the rest". The Courier Mail. 9 August 2021.
- "Legacy Match The players you will watch". The Canberra Times. 15 July 1966. p. 23 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Ross Gordon Teitzel". classicwallabies.com.au.
External links
- Ross Teitzel at ESPNscrum
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Brisbane
- Rugby union locks
- University of Queensland Rugby Club players
- People educated at Anglican Church Grammar School
- Queensland rugby union team players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen