Alun Walker
Scottish rugby union player
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Alun Walker (born 28 September 1990) is a Scottish rugby union player who played for English club Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship.
28 September 1990
| Born | Alun Walker 28 September 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Musselburgh Grammar School North Berwick High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walker represented Scotland at U18, U19 and U20 level. He regularly benched for Edinburgh in the second half of the 2010–11 season. He is in the second year of a degree course in Sports and Exercise Science at Heriot-Watt University.[citation needed][needs update]
He spent 2013-14 on loan at Nottingham, during which time he played in both matches against Ealing Trailfinders.
He then joined the Trailfinders on a two-year contract from Edinburgh in 2014. He captained the team in his first appearance, in a pre-season match against Newport, then played five matches and scored one try before his season was curtailed by a knee injury. During the 2015-16 season, he made 17 appearances and scored five tries. He was first-choice hooker during the 2016-17 season, scoring eight tries in 20 appearances, including two hat-tricks.
Walker has also played for Melrose and Currie.