| Birth name | Rory Walton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rory Walton (born 11 April 1989) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is lock. In 2010 Walton joined the ACT Brumbies as a part of their extended playing squad, staying until 2012. Having previously played club rugby for Northern Suburbs in the Shute Shield, he was named in the Western Force Playing Squad for the 2013[1][2] and 2014[3] Super Rugby seasons. Walton later signed a two year contract to play both 2015 and 2016 seasons with The Western Force.
In March 2016, French Pro D2 side Carcassonne announced that they signed Walton prior to the 2016–17 season on a two-year contract.[4]
In 2019 Walton announced his retirement from professional rugby after 9 years to pursue other opportunities.
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 20 July 2016[5]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Force | 8 | 1 | 7 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Force | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 7 | 4 | 3 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 16 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Rory Walton Western Force profile". Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Force revamp continues as EPS announced" (Press release). Western Force. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ↑ "Western Force bolster their ranks". Planet Rugby. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ↑ "Rory Walton à l'USC" (Press release) (in French). US Carcassonne. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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