Rugby player
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| Birth name | Lionel Edward Weston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wenlock, Shropshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bedford Modern School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lionel Edward Weston (born 22 February 1947) played for the England rugby team.
Life
Weston was born on 22 February 1947 at Wenlock in Shropshire. He was educated at Bedford Modern School.
Weston's test debut was against France at Colombes on 26 February 1972. He played one further game for England against Scotland at Murrayfield on 18 March 1972. In terms of club rugby, Weston played for Bedford, West of Scotland F.C. and Rosslyn Park. He is often quoted for his remark, ‘I don’t know why prop forwards play rugby’.
On 17 May 2019, Weston was awarded the title of Friend of Buckingham.
References
- ^ http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/7882.html Lionel Weston Profile on scrum.com
- "Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- The Harpur Trust, 1552-1973. OCLC 903515. Retrieved 3 July 2015 – via worldcat.org.
- "Club History". westofscotlandfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- Benson, Richard (6 August 2006). Rugby Wit. Summersdale Publishers Limited. ISBN 9781848395404. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
External links
- Lionel Weston at ESPNscrum