About Alex Pope
Born 1944. Alex Pope is an actor and rugby union player.
Alexander Murray Pope (born 3 June 1944) is an Australian former rugby union international.
Pope was born in Brisbane and attended Marist College Ashgrove.
A centre, Pope was capped once for the Wallabies during his career, playing against the All Blacks at Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane in 1968, which was lost in controversial circumstances. He played in three first-grade premierships with Brisbane club Brothers and in 1971 had the distinction of captaining Queensland. He is a close friend of actor and former rugby teammate Ray Meagher and was a guest on Meagher's 2022 episode of This is Your Life.
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Alex Pope was born on 3 June 1944.
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Alex Pope is an actor and rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alex Pope. https://biography.guide/alex-pope/
MLA: "Alex Pope." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/alex-pope/.
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