Peter Hordern (rugby union) explained

Peter Hordern
Full Name:Peter Cotton Hordern
Birth Date:13 May 1907
Birth Place:Berkhamsted, England
Death Place:Peterborough, England
Occupation:RAF Officer / Teacher
School:Brighton College
University:University of Oxford
Relatives:Michael Hordern (brother)
Position:Back-row forward
Repyears1:1931–34
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:1936

Wing Commander Peter Cotton Hordern (13 May 1907 – 22 June 1988) was a Royal Air Force officer and England international rugby union player of the 1930s.

Rugby career

An 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

Hordern 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

Notes and References

  1. News: Midlanders In Rugby Trial . Evening Despatch . 30 December 1933.
  2. News: Front row men . Leicester Evening Mail . 15 December 1930.
  3. News: Peter Hordern Weds . . 11 September 1937.
  4. Web site: Hordern, Peter . Gloucester Rugby Heritage . en.