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Roger Michaelson

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Roger Michaelson
Full nameRoger Carl Brandon Michaelson
Date of birth (1941-03-31) 31 March 1941 (age 83)
Place of birthPorthcawl, Wales
SchoolClifton College
UniversityChrist's College, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963 Wales 1 (0)

Roger Carl Brandon Michaelson (born 31 March 1941) is a Welsh former international rugby union player.

Michaelson was born in Porthcawl and educated in England, at Clifton College and Christ's College, Cambridge.[1]

A number eight, Michaelson captained the Cambridge varsity XV. He also played for Averavon and London Welsh during his career, while winning one Wales cap, in a home loss to England in the 1963 Five Nations Championship.[2][3]

Michaelson ran a fruit and veg business in Kent for many years.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Roger Michaelson - Back row". aberavonwizards.co.uk.
  2. ^ "The confessions of a beaten Welshman". The Daily Telegraph. 14 January 1991.
  3. ^ Woolford, Anthony (18 May 2020). "The Wales rugby team's one-cap wonders who were never seen again". Wales Online.
  4. ^ Keating, Frank (6 December 2011). "University match greybeards gather to relive timeless battle of '61". The Guardian.
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