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.
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]
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]