Robin Prescott
| Full name | Robert Edward Prescott | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 April 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 May 1975 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dartmouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Curly Hammond (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Edward Prescott (5 April 1913 – 18 May 1975) was an English international rugby union player.
Prescott was born in Paddington, London in 1913. His father Ernest was a solicitor who had a period as president of the Rugby Football Union during the 1920s and his mother was the sister of ex-England forward Curly Hammond.[1]
An Oxford blue, Prescott was a wing-forward in the 1932 Varsity Match, then developed into a prop during his time with Harlquins, as the club had a surplus of wing-forwards. He also competed for Marlborough, which he captained. In 1936, Prescott toured Argentina with the British Lions. He featured as a prop for England from 1937 to 1939, earning six caps.[2]
Prescott, a Dartmouth solicitor, also followed his father into rugby administration. He served as an England selector for 10 years and in 1962 succeeded Doug Prentice as Rugby Football Union secretary.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Death of Mr. Ernest Prescott". The Surrey Advertiser, County Times. 4 February 1933.
- ^ Cherry, Rupert (22 May 1975). "R. E. Prescott - Great Man Of Rugby". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Robin Prescott New Secretary of R.U." Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 October 1962.
External links
[edit]- Robin Prescott at ESPNscrum