Richard Lawson (rugby union, born 1898)
| Full name | Richard Gordon Lawson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 October 1898 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cockermouth, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 January 1961 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Workington, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Bees School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Thomas Lawson (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Richard Gordon Lawson (8 October 1898 – 3 January 1961) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Lawson was born in Cockermouth and educated at St Bees School.[2]
A forward, Lawson was the elder brother of rugby player Thomas Lawson, with whom he featured in the back row of the scrum in matches for Workington and Cumberland.[2]
Lawson gained his solitary England cap against Ireland at Twickenham in the 1925 Five Nations.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "R. G. Lawson England's Reserve". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 26 March 1925.
- ^ a b ""Terrier" Lawson". Birmingham Gazette. 29 December 1927.
- ^ "England XV. Held To A Draw". Westminster Gazette. 16 February 1925.
External links
[edit]- Richard Lawson at ESPNscrum