Roger Shackleton
| Full name | Ian Roger Shackleton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 June 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shipley, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Bradford Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Ian Roger Shackleton (born 17 June 1948) is an English former international rugby union player.
Born in Shipley, Yorkshire, Shackleton was educated at Bradford Grammar School and played his early rugby with Harrogate, before competing in varsity rugby while attending the University of Cambridge.[1]
Shackleton was capped four times by England as a fly-half, debuting in a win over the Springboks at Twickenham in 1969, then playing three matches in the 1970 Five Nations Championship.[2]
During the early 1970s, Shackleton worked in France and played rugby for Stade Lavelanetien.[3]
Shackleton competed with Richmond on his return to England, then finished his career back at Harrogate.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Austin, Michael (20 January 1982). "Exploring victory - with Shackleton". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ a b "My Life in Rugby: Roger Shackleton – former Harrogate and England fly-half". The Rugby Paper. 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Shackleton Drops Out Of Trial And England Reckoning". The Daily Telegraph. 17 December 1971.
External links
[edit]- Roger Shackleton at ESPNscrum
- Roger Shackleton at England Rugby
Categories:
- 1948 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union players from West Yorkshire
- Sportspeople from Shipley, West Yorkshire
- Harrogate RUFC players
- Richmond F.C. players
- Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- People educated at Bradford Grammar School