| Full name | Ross Gordon Teitzel | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1946-03-20) 20 March 1946 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.1 He played his rugby for the University of Queensland, where he was studying for his veterinary degree.2
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.3
References
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.