Thomas Joseph "Puddin" Colton (30 August 1874 – 13 June 1958) was a
rugby union
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player who represented
Australia
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.
Colton, a
flanker, was born in
Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia. His debut game was against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 2 July 1904. He was the younger brother of inaugural
Australian representative player
Alfred Colton.
References
Australian rugby union players
Australia international rugby union players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union players from Brisbane
1874 births
1958 deaths
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