Alexander Burdon (31 March 1879 to 13 December 1943), known as Bluey, was an Australian rugby union and pioneer professional rugby league footballer, a dual-code international. Born in Glebe, New South Wales, he played first grade rugby union for the district from 1902, represented Sydney and New South Wales, made his Australian debut as a prop against the All Blacks in 1903 and toured New Zealand in 1905. In 1908 he joined the newly formed Glebe Rugby League Club as its foundation captain and was one of the five selectors for the pioneer Kangaroo tour of England. He played in the first two Tests against England in 1908 and 1909 and captained Australia in the deciding Test of the inaugural tour, and is listed as Kangaroo number 29.
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