Gordon Cridlan Explained

Arthur Cridlan
Full Name:Arthur Gordon Cridlan
Birth Date:9 July 1909
Birth Place:Ealing, England
Death Place:Exeter, England
Occupation:Hotel manager
School:Uppingham School
University:University of Oxford
Position:Wing-forward
Repyears1:1935
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Arthur Gordon Cridlan (9 July 1909 – 17 January 1993) was an English international rugby union player.

Cridlan was born in Ealing and attended Uppingham School, where he captained the rugby team in 1926–27.[1]

A three-time Oxford blue, Cridlan spent the remainder of his rugby career with Blackheath and in 1935 played wing-forward for England in three Home Nations matches, debuting against Wales at Twickenham.[2]

Cridlan was director of the Regent Hotel in Leamington Spa.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Blue For A. G. Cridlan . . 29 November 1928.
  2. News: Can Giles Hold Veteran Powell? . . 19 January 1935.
  3. News: Hotel boss saw transformation . Warwick Courier . 22 January 1993.