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Edward Horsfall (rugby union)

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Edward Horsfall
Full nameEdward Luke Horsfall
Date of birth(1917-08-11)11 August 1917
Place of birthHuddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Date of deathJune 1981 (aged 63)
Place of deathBracknell, Berkshire, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 England 1 (0)

Edward Luke Horsfall (11 August 1917 - June 1981) was an English rugby union international.[1]

Born in Huddersfield, Horsfall joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) after leaving Giggleswick School in 1935. He was a rear gunner during World War II and had a total of 35 years of RAF service, attaining the rank of Wing Commander.[2]

Horsfall, a flanker, was capped by England against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park in the 1949 Five Nations. England's captain for the match, Nim Hall, hailed from Golcar, the same village outside Huddersfield that Horsfall was raised. His club rugby was played for Huddersfield, Headingley and Harlequins. He made six county appearances for Yorkshire.[3]

A history teacher at Lambrook, Horsfall died of a heart attack on school grounds in 1981, at the age of 63.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Surrey schools - Henry Knight, headmaster of Woodcote House in Windlesham". Great British Life. 15 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Golcar". Weekly Examiner. 10 June 1981.
  3. ^ "Death of former England RU player". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 6 June 1981.
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