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Robin Prescott

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Robin Prescott
Full nameRobert Edward Prescott
Date of birth(1913-04-05)5 April 1913
Place of birthPaddington, England
Date of death18 May 1975(1975-05-18) (aged 62)
Place of deathDartmouth, England
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Notable relative(s)Curly Hammond (uncle)
Occupation(s)Solicitor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1936 British Lions
1937–39 England 6 (3)

Robert Edward Prescott (5 April 1913 – 18 May 1975) was an English international rugby union player.

Prescott was born in Paddington, London in 1913. His father Ernest was a solicitor who had a period as president of the Rugby Football Union during the 1920s and his mother was the sister of ex-England forward Curly Hammond.[1]

An Oxford blue, Prescott was a wing-forward in the 1932 Varsity Match, then developed into a prop during his time with Harlquins, as the club had a surplus of wing-forwards. He also competed for Marlborough, which he captained. In 1936, Prescott toured Argentina with the British Lions. He featured as a prop for England from 1937 to 1939, earning six caps.[2]

Prescott, a Dartmouth solicitor, also followed his father into rugby administration. He served as an England selector for 10 years and in 1962 succeeded Doug Prentice as Rugby Football Union secretary.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Death of Mr. Ernest Prescott". The Surrey Advertiser, County Times. 4 February 1933.
  2. ^ Cherry, Rupert (22 May 1975). "R. E. Prescott - Great Man Of Rugby". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ^ "Robin Prescott New Secretary of R.U." Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 October 1962.
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