Dick Manley
| Full name | Donald Charles Manley | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 February 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 June 2021 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Hele's School | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Cabinet maker | ||||||||||||||||
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Donald Charles Manley (17 February 1932 – 9 June 2021) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Manley was born in Exeter and educated at Hele's School.[2]
A pacy flanker, Manley won a County Championship with Devon in 1956-57 and played all four matches of England's title-winning 1963 Five Nations campaign, making his national debut at the late age of 30.[3]
Manley, a cabinet maker by trade, gave long service to the Exeter Rugby Club as a player and administrator. He made 400 appearances for Exeter, which included a season as captain in 1962–63, then was club president from 1994 to 2014.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Manley's Year". Express & Echo. 4 May 1963.
- ^ "Donald Charles (Dick) Manley, 1932-2021". www.englandrugby.com. 15 June 2021.
- ^ Bale, Steve (27 May 2017). "Exeter's mix of waifs, strays and local talent proves to be a winning blend". The Times.
- ^ "Obituary - Dick Manley". www.exeterchiefs.co.uk. 10 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Dick Manley at ESPNscrum