Henry Fry (rugby union)
| Full name | Henry Arthur Fry | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 December 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | West Derby, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 November 1977 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Formby, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Liverpool College | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||
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Henry Arthur Fry (22 December 1910 – 3 November 1977) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Fry was born in West Derby and attended Liverpool College.[1]
Active in the 1930s, Fry was a wing-forward and once scored five tries from that position in a club match with Waterloo. He was a regular in the Lancashire side from the 1932/33 season.[2] In 1934, Fry gained three England caps in their triple crown winning-Home Nations campaign, contributing two tries in their win over Ireland at Landsdowne Road.[3]
Fry, a solicitor, served as a Royal Army Service Corps officer in World War II and was involved in the Dunkirk evacuation.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Liverpool's Rugby Internationals". Liverpool Daily Post. 13 February 1934.
- ^ "H. A. Fry In The News". Liverpool Daily Post. 26 January 1938.
- ^ "Ireland's Poor Start In Rugby Internationals". Northern Whig. 12 February 1934.
- ^ "Two More C.O.S." Liverpool Echo. 30 April 1947.
External links
[edit]- Henry Fry at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1977 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union wing-forwards
- Rugby union players from Liverpool
- Liverpool St Helens F.C. players
- Waterloo F.C. players
- Lancashire County RFU players
- People educated at Liverpool College
- Royal Army Service Corps soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War II