Ivor Preece
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Ivor Preece was an English rugby union
footballer who represented and captained England Schools, England
and Coventry
. He is the only Coventry RFC player to have achieved this accolade. He was selected to play with the British and Irish Lions
, on their tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1950
.
Born in Coventry
in the West Midlands
, he attended Broad Street School, Foleshill, Coventry
playing in the schools successful side winning the Coventry F.C Shield one of the oldest trophies played for in schoolboy rugby throughout the world being established in 1897.
Once his playing career was over he still dedicated himself to the game of rugby union
serving as president for Coventry Schools, Warwickshire RFU, Coventry R.F.C.
and Broadstreet RFC from 1970 until his death in 1987. Preece's son, Peter Preece
, was also an England rugby union international who played for Coventry - he was capped 12 times between 1972 and 1976.
Broadstreet RFC went on to honour him by naming their ground after him.
Lions
1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who represented and captained England Schools, England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
and Coventry
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the city of Coventry, England. The club enjoyed national success during the 1960s and the 1970s, with many of its players playing for their countries....
. He is the only Coventry RFC player to have achieved this accolade. He was selected to play with the British and Irish Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
, on their tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1950
1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1950 was the first post-war tour made by the Lions; there had not been one since 1938....
.
Born in Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
in the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, he attended Broad Street School, Foleshill, Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
playing in the schools successful side winning the Coventry F.C Shield one of the oldest trophies played for in schoolboy rugby throughout the world being established in 1897.
Once his playing career was over he still dedicated himself to the game of rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
serving as president for Coventry Schools, Warwickshire RFU, Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the city of Coventry, England. The club enjoyed national success during the 1960s and the 1970s, with many of its players playing for their countries....
and Broadstreet RFC from 1970 until his death in 1987. Preece's son, Peter Preece
Peter Preece
Peter Preece is a former rugby union international who represented England from 1972 to 1976.-Early life:Peter Preece was born on 15 November 1949 in Meriden...
, was also an England rugby union international who played for Coventry - he was capped 12 times between 1972 and 1976.
Broadstreet RFC went on to honour him by naming their ground after him.
International matches played
England 1948, 1950, 1951 1948, 1949, 1950 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 1950, 1951British Lions
1950Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1950 was the first post-war tour made by the Lions; there had not been one since 1938....
External links
- http://www.scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/5041.html
- http://www.lionsrugby.com/6567.php
- http://www.lionsrugby.com/6012.php?player=17293&includeref=dynamic
- http://www.broadstreet-rugby.co.uk/the-club/history/ivor-preece.html