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Chris Rittson-Thomas

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Chris Rittson-Thomas
Full nameGeorge Christopher Rittson-Thomas
Date of birth(1926-12-18)18 December 1926
Place of birthCardiff, Wales
Date of death21 January 2014(2014-01-21) (aged 87)
Place of deathSandford St Martin,
Oxfordshire, England
SchoolDragon School
Sherborne School
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Notable relative(s)Philip Fleming (father-in-law)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing-forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951 England 3 (3)

George Christopher Rittson-Thomas (18 December 1926 – 21 January 2014) was an English rugby union player active in the 1940s and 1950s.

Rittson-Thomas was born in Cardiff, Wales. He received his education at Dragon School, Sherborne School and the University of Oxford, where he gained two rugby blues. Due to his Welsh birth, Rittson-Thomas was eligible to represent Wales, while as an English domiciled player could also compete for England.[1]

A wing-forward, Rittson-Thomas won three England caps during the 1951 Five Nations, playing in losses to Wales, Ireland and France, the last of which caused in part by an injury he suffered that left England a man short.[2]

Rittson-Thomas was married in 1951 to Silvia Catriona Fleming, daughter of Olympic rower Philip Fleming.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "England Choose Welshman For Trial". Western Mail. 7 December 1950.
  2. ^ "An Observer Classic - 24 February 1951". The Observer. 3 February 2002.
  3. ^ "They Were Married". The Tatler. 12 December 1951. p. 46.
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