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Alan Whetton (born 15 December 1959) also known as AJ is a former rugby union footballer who played for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks. Whetton first played representative rugby for Auckland in 1981. He played alongside his twin brother Gary for both Auckland, and later the All Blacks. He played a variety of positions early in his career, playing at number eight and lock before playing most often as a flanker. He first played for the All Blacks in 1984 on their tour of Australia, and played his first Test match on 21 July against Australia.

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  • Alan Whetton (born 15 December 1959) also known as AJ is a former rugby union footballer who played for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks. Whetton first played representative rugby for Auckland in 1981. He played alongside his twin brother Gary for both Auckland, and later the All Blacks. He played a variety of positions early in his career, playing at number eight and lock before playing most often as a flanker. He first played for the All Blacks in 1984 on their tour of Australia, and played his first Test match on 21 July against Australia. He toured with the controversial New Zealand Cavaliers on their tour of South Africa in 1986. He was banned for two matches for participating in the tour, but by 1987 had cemented his place in the All Blacks. As part of a loose forward trio with Wayne Shelford and Michael Jones that played 13 Tests together, Whetton played throughout the All Blacks victorious Rugby World Cup campaign of 1987. Whetton continued to play for the All Blacks until their semi-final defeat to Australia at the 1991 World Cup. He played for Auckland in 1992, and finished with 150 matches for his province. Following retirement from rugby in New Zealand, he was a player coach for Kobe Steel between 1996 and 1999. He was a commentator for New Zealand's TV3 network during their coverage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup,. Whetton is currently part of the Solid Gold (radio) breakfast team and is involved in the business of sporting signage. In his personal life, Whetton is married with two daughters. (en)
  • Alan James Whetton dit AJ, né le 15 décembre 1959 à Auckland, est un joueur de rugby à XV néo-zélandais qui joue 65 matches (dont 35 tests matches) pour les All Blacks de 1984 à 1991. Il joue principalement troisième ligne aile mais aussi troisième ligne centre ou seconde ligne. Il mesurait 1,93 m et pesait 100 kg. Il est sensiblement plus petit et moins lourd que son frère jumeau Gary. (fr)
  • Alan James Whetton (Auckland, 15 de diciembre de 1959) es un exjugador neozelandés de rugby que se desempeñaba como ala. (es)
  • Alan James Whetton (Auckland, 15 dicembre 1959) è un ex rugbista a 15, allenatore di rugby a 15 e conduttore televisivo neozelandese, terza linea ala della provincia di Auckland e degli All Blacks, con cui si laureò campione del mondo nel 1987; insieme a suo fratello Gary costituisce l'unica coppia di gemelli ad avere mai giocato per la Nazionale neozelandese. (it)
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  • Alan James Whetton dit AJ, né le 15 décembre 1959 à Auckland, est un joueur de rugby à XV néo-zélandais qui joue 65 matches (dont 35 tests matches) pour les All Blacks de 1984 à 1991. Il joue principalement troisième ligne aile mais aussi troisième ligne centre ou seconde ligne. Il mesurait 1,93 m et pesait 100 kg. Il est sensiblement plus petit et moins lourd que son frère jumeau Gary. (fr)
  • Alan James Whetton (Auckland, 15 de diciembre de 1959) es un exjugador neozelandés de rugby que se desempeñaba como ala. (es)
  • Alan James Whetton (Auckland, 15 dicembre 1959) è un ex rugbista a 15, allenatore di rugby a 15 e conduttore televisivo neozelandese, terza linea ala della provincia di Auckland e degli All Blacks, con cui si laureò campione del mondo nel 1987; insieme a suo fratello Gary costituisce l'unica coppia di gemelli ad avere mai giocato per la Nazionale neozelandese. (it)
  • Alan Whetton (born 15 December 1959) also known as AJ is a former rugby union footballer who played for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks. Whetton first played representative rugby for Auckland in 1981. He played alongside his twin brother Gary for both Auckland, and later the All Blacks. He played a variety of positions early in his career, playing at number eight and lock before playing most often as a flanker. He first played for the All Blacks in 1984 on their tour of Australia, and played his first Test match on 21 July against Australia. (en)
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