Colin Windon
| Full name | Colin James Windon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 November 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Randwick, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 November 2003 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sydney Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Stan (father), Maude (mother) Keith Windon (brother) |
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| Position(s) | Flanker | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1946–53 | New South Wales | 26 | () |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1946–53 | Australia | 20 | (33) |
| Teams coached | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1954–57 | Randwick | ||
Colin "Col" Windon, (8 November 1921 – 3 December 2003) was a rugby union player and soldier who captained Australia – the Wallabies – in two Test matches in 1951. By age 18 Windon was playing at flanker for his club Randwick in Sydney's Shute Shield. After serving with the Second Australian Imperial Force in the Pacific Theatre during the Second World War, Windon resumed his rugby career in 1946. He was first selected for Australia for their tour of New Zealand that year. Despite the Wallabies losing both their Tests on tour, Windon impressed with his play.
In 1947 Windon was selected for Australia's tour of Europe and North America where he played 27 of his side's 36 matches. He played all five Tests on tour, against Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England and France. In the match against England, which Australia won 11–0 after a dominant display from Windon that included two tries. He was appointed vice-captain for the Wallabies 1949 tour of New Zealand, where Australia won both Test matches to win the Bledisloe Cup in New Zealand for the first time.
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