Peter Hobbs (rugby union)
| Full name | Peter Graham Hobbs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 March 1911 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 May 1942 (aged 31) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | near Bir Hakeim, Libya | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Reginald F.A. Hobbs (father) Reginald G.S. Hobbs (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Peter Graham Hobbs (19 March 1911 – 27 May 1942) was an English international rugby union player.
Hobbs was the middle-born son of Army officer Reginald Hobbs. The eldest of his two brothers, Reginald Jr, also played rugby and was capped for England. He attended Wellington College, where he was a member of the first XV.[1]
An Army major, Hobbs played his rugby in inter-services matches and for Richmond. He was unable to replicate his brother in playing for England, but earned Kent representative honours, and in 1936 toured Argentina as a member of British Lions, with the international against the Pumas amongst his five tour appearances in the back of the scrum.[2]
Hobbs served as a Brigade Major in the Royal Horse Artillery, 7th Armoured Division, and was killed in action near Bir Hakeim, Libya, in 1942. His younger brother, William, died the following year while serving in Tunisia.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "His Son Is Two Weeks Old". Evening Standard. 9 June 1942.
- ^ "#284 Peter Hobbs". British & Irish Lions.
- ^ "Army Rugby Player Killed". Portsmouth Evening News. 9 June 1942.
- 1911 births
- 1942 deaths
- English rugby union players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England
- Rugby union number eights
- Kent County RFU players
- Richmond F.C. players
- Aldershot Services rugby union players
- Army rugby union players
- People educated at Wellington College, Berkshire
- Royal Horse Artillery officers
- British Army personnel killed in World War II