Alfred Aslett
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| Full name | Alfred Rimbault Aslett | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 January 1901 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Calcutta, India | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 May 1980 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cowfold, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Clifton College | ||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Rimbault Aslett (14 January 1901 – 15 May 1980) was an English international rugby union player.
Aslett was born in Calcutta, India, and educated at Clifton College.[1]
A powerful centre three-quarter, Aslett played rugby in the army and for London club Richmond, while gaining six England caps during the 1920s. He made his first England trial in 1920 while at Sandhurst, but didn't debut until the 1926 Five Nations Championship, where he played all four of their matches and scored a two tries in a win over France at Twickenham. His other two appearances came in 1929.[2]
Aslett was commissioned into the King's Own Royal Regiment. He commanded the 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade in Burma during World War II and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSO) at the war's end, retiring soon after with the honorary rank of Brigadier.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Who's Who In To-morrow's Big Struggle". Dublin Evening Herald. 12 February 1926.
- ^ "Rugby 'Cap' Will Run Army Sport". Evening Standard. 27 December 1945.
- ^ "Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 17 May 1980.
External links
[edit]- Alfred Aslett at ESPNscrum
- 1901 births
- 1980 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- People educated at Clifton College
- Richmond F.C. players
- Army rugby union players
- King's Own Royal Regiment officers
- British Army brigadiers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)