Alf Walker (rugby union)

Alfred Percy Walker (8 May 1893 – 17 July 1971) was a South African international rugby union player.

Alf Walker

Full name	Alfred Percy Walker
Date of birth	(1893-05-08)8 May 1893
Place of birth	Randfontein, South Africa
Date of death	17 July 1971(1971-07-17) (aged 78)
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	86.2 kg (190 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Lock Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Natal () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1921–24 South Africa 6 (0)

Walker was born in the mining town of Randfontein outside Johannesburg and attended Randfontein High School. His elder brother Henry was capped for the Springboks against the 1910 British Lions.^[1]

A forward, Walker gained six Springboks caps. He featured twice as a loose forward against the All Blacks on their 1921 tour of New Zealand and played all four Test matches against the visiting 1924 British Lions, as a second rower.^[2]

Walker and son Harry, a 1950s prop, were the first father–son combination to be Springboks.^[3]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players