| Full name | Ronald Edward Syrett | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1931-01-05)5 January 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amersham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 May 2018(2018-05-20) (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Beaconsfield, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Edward Syrett (5 January 1931 - 20 May 2018) was an English international rugby union player.
Syrett, the son of a butcher, grew up in Buckinghamshire and was educated at Wycombe Royal Grammar School.
A flanker, Syrett earned 11 England caps and was part of a Five Nations Championship title win in 1958. He made representative appearances for London Counties and Middlesex, while playing his club rugby with Wasps.
Syrett married the sister of England winger Ted Woodward. His younger brother, Dennis Syrett, was goalkeeper on the Wycombe Wanderers side that contested the 1957 FA Amateur Cup final at Wembley.
See also
References
- ^ "Tributes paid to a Bucks sporting icon". Bucks Free Press. 3 June 2018.
- "The Evolution of the English Back Row". World Rugby Museum. 21 June 2021.
- "Is Ron Syrett overshadowed by a star?". Evening Standard. 16 January 1956.
External links
- Ron Syrett at ESPNscrum
- Ron Syrett at England Rugby
- 1931 births
- 2018 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Buckinghamshire
- Rugby union flankers
- Wasps RFC players
- Middlesex County RFU players
- People educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
- London Counties rugby union players
- 20th-century English sportsmen