Brigadier Dennis William Shuttleworth OBE (22 July 1928 – 2 April 2001) was a British Army officer, rugby union administrator and an England international player.

Dennis Shuttleworth
Full nameDennis William Shuttleworth
Date of birth(1928-07-22)22 July 1928
Place of birthLeeds, England
Date of death2 April 2001(2001-04-02) (aged 72)
Place of deathYork, England
SchoolRoundhay School
Occupation(s)Army officer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951–53 England 2 (0)

Born in Leeds, Shuttleworth attended Roundhay School and represented Yorkshire Schools in rugby. He played with several rugby clubs during his career, including the Army, Blackheath, Dover, Halifax and Headingley, while winning two England caps as a scrum-half, both against Scotland.[1]

Shuttleworth enlisted in 1947 and saw service in Korea, Malta, Cyprus and Northern Ireland over his years in the military, for which he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1973 Birthday Honours.[2]

During the 1980s, Shuttleworth served for a short period as president of the Rugby Football Union.[3]

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  1. ^ "Grewcock starts Saracens exodus". The Daily Telegraph. 3 April 2001.
  2. ^ "Two Tory MPs and Farmers' Leader Among 33 Knights". The Daily Telegraph. 2 June 1973.
  3. ^ "Thugs must go says rugby president". Dover Express. 4 April 1986.
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