Ronald Charles Hannaford is an English educator and former rugby union international who represented England in the 1971 Five Nations.[1]
| Birth name | Ronald Charles Hannaford | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 October 1944 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Durham and Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Personal edit
Hannaford attended The Crypt School in Gloucester and then studied at Durham University, where one of his contemporaries on the university team was future England international Peter Dixon.[2][3]
He came close to being dismissed from university after an academically disastrous second year, but was saved by the intervention of Zoologist David Barker.[4] After graduating from Durham with a 2:1 he continued his education at Churchill College, Cambridge, and represented Cambridge University R.U.F.C.[4][5] Hannaford taught Biology at Sherborne School (1968–1970), and later at Clifton College and Millfield.[6][4] He moved to New Zealand in 1975, but eventually returned to England where he worked at Rendcomb College (1983–1988) and then at Seaford College as headmaster.[7][8] By 1997 he was reportedly retired in France.[4]
Rugby union career edit
He made his test debut against Wales, scoring a try in a 22–6 defeat. His final international appearance at test level came against France in the same tournament. He later toured the Far East with England, playing against Japan.
References edit
- ^ "Ronald Charles Hannaford". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "The Reflections of two Old Cryptians". Crypt School. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Hall, Joe (September 2017). "An Oral History of England International Rugby Union Players, 1945-1995". Leicester: De Montfort University: 123. S2CID 166020515.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d Moyes, Arthur (2007). Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport in Hatfield College, Durham University. Durham: Hatfield College Trust. pp. 125–126.
- ^ "Heavy pack held by Cambridge". The Times. 16 November 1967. p. 13.
- ^ Hassall, Rachel (7 September 2017). "Rugby Coaches". The Old Shirburnian Society. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Maule, Raymond (1992). The Complete Who's Who of England Rugby Union Internationals. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 69. ISBN 9781873626108.
- ^ White, W. J. D., ed. (May 1988). "R. C.Hannaford" (PDF). Old Rendcombian Society Newsletter (14): 10–11. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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