Harold Kittermaster
| Full name | Harold James Kittermaster | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 January 1902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Uppingham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 March 1967 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Broughton, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Schoolmaster | ||||||||||||||||
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Harold James Kittermaster (7 January 1902 – 28 March 1967) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Uppingham, Kittermaster captained the cricket, hockey and rugby teams at Rugby School. He pursued further studies at University College, Oxford, and won blues in rugby. Capped seven times for England, Kittermaster was a stand-off and scored three tries, including one on debut against the All Blacks at Twickenham in 1925.[1]
Kittermaster married the sister of Scotland international Phil Macpherson.[2]
A teacher by profession, Kittermaster was Assistant Master at Sherborne School and Rugby School, before succeeding John Bruce Lockhart as headmaster of Cargilfield Preparatory School, a position he would hold from 1937 to 1961.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "All Hail the Invincibles". World Rugby Museum. 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Death Of Former Rugby 'Cap'". Rugby Advertiser. 31 March 1967.
- ^ "Headmastership For Mr. H. J. Kittermaster". Rugby Advertiser. 10 November 1961.
External links
[edit]- Harold Kittermaster at ESPNscrum
- 1902 births
- 1967 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union players from Rutland
- Sportspeople from Uppingham
- Oxford University RFC players
- Alumni of University College, Oxford
- People educated at Rugby School
- English schoolteachers
- Heads of schools in Scotland