| Full name | Nicholas Silk | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1941-05-26) 26 May 1941 (age 83) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lewes, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Lewes Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Silk (born 26 May 1941) is an English former international rugby union player.
Born in Lewes, Sussex, Silk was educated at Lewes Grammar School and the University of Oxford.
Silk, a flanker, held many leadership roles throughout his career, captaining England Schoolboys, British Universities, Oxford University and Sussex. He also captained England once in a trial match.
In 1965, Silk appeared for England in all four of their Five Nations matches.
See also
References
- "Silk Is Set To Skipper England". Daily Mirror. 20 December 1965.
- "Nick Silk Is In Charge". Bristol Evening Post. 26 March 1966.
- "Sweet success for Honeys at Calcot". Berkshire Live. 20 June 2001.
External links
- Nick Silk at ESPNscrum