About Alun Pask
Lived 1937 – 1995 (aged 58). Alun Pask was a British rugby union player and school teacher.
Alun Edward Islwyn Pask (10 September 1937 – 1 November 1995) was a international rugby union player and captain. He was a long serving (29 years) and highly respected teacher at Tredegar Comprehensive School.
Pask was capped twenty-six times by Wales between 1961 and 1967, twenty-three times as a flanker and three times as at number eight. He scored two tries for Wales, the first on his international debut and toured South Africa with Wales in 1964. He captained Wales in six internationals and led the side to victory in the 1966 Five Nations Championship. He was selected for the 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing in three of the four internationals against , and the 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand where he played in both tests against and three of the four against New Zealand.
He played club rugby for Abertillery.
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Who was Alun Pask?
Welsh rugby union player and teacher (1937–1995)
When was Alun Pask born?
Alun Pask was born on 10 September 1937 in Pontllanfraith.
When did Alun Pask die?
Alun Pask died on 1 November 1995 in Blackwood.
What was Alun Pask's occupation?
Alun Pask was a rugby union player and school teacher.
What nationality was Alun Pask?
Alun Pask was British.
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