Ron Syrett
Rugby player
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.[1]
A flanker, Syrett earned 11 England caps and was part of a Five Nations Championship title win in 1958.[2] He made representative appearances for London Counties and Middlesex, while playing his club rugby with Wasps.[1]
Syrett married the sister of England winger Ted Woodward.[3] His younger brother, Dennis Syrett, was goalkeeper on the Wycombe Wanderers side that contested the 1957 FA Amateur Cup final at Wembley.[1]
See also
References
External links
- Ron Syrett at ESPNscrum
- Ron Syrett at England Rugby