Ross Gordon Teitzel (born 20 March 1946) is an Australian former
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
international.
Teitzel was born in
Brisbane
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, where he attended
Anglican Church Grammar School
The Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS), formerly the Church of England Grammar School and commonly referred to as Churchie, is an independent, Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican, Day school, day and boarding school for boys, located in ...
. He played his rugby for the
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...
, where he was studying for his veterinary degree.
A muscular lock, Teitzel was capped seven times for the
Wallabies
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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
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List of Australia national rugby union players
List of Australia national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Australia national rugby union team.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at which the player made his Test debut, not necessarily the posit ...
References
External links
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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