Reverend Peter Watts Pitt Brook (21 September 1906 – 6 August 1992) was a Church of England priest and England international rugby union player of the 1930s.[1]
| Full name | Peter Watts Pitt Brook | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 September 1906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Thornton Heath, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 August 1992 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Whitgift School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Emmanuel College | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Clergy | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Raised in south London, Brook was educated at Whitgift School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2]
Brook, a back-row forward, gained four rugby blues at Cambridge University from 1928 to 1931. He won three England caps in sporadic appearances during the 1930s, while playing his club rugby for Harlequins. At the end of his England career in 1936, Brook was appointed a chaplain at Clifton College.[2]
In World War II, Brook served as a chaplain with the 14th Army in Burma.[3]
Brook helped produced three England captains through his involvement in Clifton College rugby and after retiring was involved in local politics, as a Avon County Council and Bristol city councillor.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "International as Oarsman". The Guardian. 25 February 1932.
- ^ a b "Former College Chaplain Dies, 85". Bristol Evening Post. 8 August 1992.
- ^ a b "Rev Peter Brook". The Daily Telegraph. 19 August 1992.
External links
edit- Peter Brook at ESPNscrum