| Full name | Douglas Edward Law | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1902-10-12)12 October 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 July 1986(1986-07-13) (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hayling Island, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Birkenhead School | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Douglas Edward Law (12 October 1902 – 13 July 1986) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography
Law was born in Huddersfield and educated at Birkenhead School.
Primarily a hooker, Law played his rugby with Birkenhead Park, which he captained for multiple seasons. He was a durable player, not missing a single club match or Cheshire fixture in a period between 1923 and 1927. His solitary England cap came against Ireland at Twickenham in the 1927 Five Nations. Later that year, Law toured Argentina with the British Lions and played all four matches against the Pumas, forming a front-row beside Arthur Allen and Charles Payne.
See also
References
- "A Huddersfield International". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 7 February 1927.
- "D. E. Law Again Leader". Liverpool Daily Post. 29 August 1930.
- "Merseyside Outlook". Athletic News. 8 September 1930.
- "Ex-Huddersfield Footballer's Honour". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 25 June 1927.
External links
- Douglas Law at ESPNscrum
| British Lions – 1927 Argentina tour | |
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| Backs | |
| Coach | James "Bim" Baxter |
- 1902 births
- 1986 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from Huddersfield
- Birkenhead Park FC players
- Cheshire RFU players
- People educated at Birkenhead School
- 20th-century English sportsmen