Wing Commander Peter Cotton Hordern AFC (13 May 1907 – 22 June 1988) was a Royal Air Force officer and England international rugby union player of the 1930s.
| Full name | Peter Cotton Hordern | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 May 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Berkhamsted, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 June 1988 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Peterborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brighton College | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Michael Hordern (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | RAF Officer / Teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
editAn Oxford blue in 1928, Hordern played rugby for Blackheath, Gloucester and Newport during the 1930s.[1] He was primarily a back-row forward, but could also play as a prop, while at Newport was utilised as a makeshift centre three-quarter.[2] Capped four times, Hordern represented England across the 1931 Five Nations and 1934 Home Nations tournaments.[3] He also gained regular selection for the Barbarians and in 1936 toured Argentina with the British Lions.[4]
Personal life
editHordern was the elder brother of renowned Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Hordern.[4]
A Royal Air Force officer, Hordern was awarded the Air Force Cross during World War II and reached the rank of Wing Commander.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Midlanders In Rugby Trial". Evening Despatch. 30 December 1933.
- ^ "Front row men". Leicester Evening Mail. 15 December 1930.
- ^ "Peter Hordern Weds". South Wales Weekly Argus. 11 September 1937.
- ^ a b c "Hordern, Peter". Gloucester Rugby Heritage.
External links
edit- Peter Hordern at ESPNscrum