John Steeds (rugby union)
| Full name | John Harold Steeds | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 September 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 May 2009 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Edward's School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | St Catharine's College | ||||||||||||||||
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John Harold Steeds MBE (27 September 1916 – 9 May 2009) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Edmonton, London, Steeds was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford.[1]
Steeds played his rugby as a hooker and started out in senior rugby at Saracens as a 17-year old. He was a Lieutenant-Surgeon in the Royal Navy during the war, serving on the HMS Vansittart and HMS Ruler. A Cambridge rugby blue, Steeds was capped five times for England across the 1949 and 1950 Five Nations Championships.[2]
A graduate of St Catharine's College, Steeds settled in Colchester after completing his medical training and took over a practice on Maldon Road. He was awarded an MBE in 1986 for services to the community.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Six Old Blues". Birmingham Gazette. 5 December 1939.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". www.saracensarfc.com.
- ^ "Colchester: Town doctor will be sadly missed". Daily Gazette. 21 May 2009.
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Categories:
- 1916 births
- 2009 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from the London Borough of Enfield
- Rugby union hookers
- Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
- Saracens F.C. players
- People educated at St Edward's School, Oxford
- Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
- Royal Navy personnel of World War II
- Members of the Order of the British Empire