Albert Agar
| Full name | Albert Eustace Agar | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 November 1923 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hartlepool, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 June 2001 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bromley, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | West Hartlepool Grammar | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Bank clerk | ||||||||||||||||
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Albert Eustace Agar (12 November 1923 – 4 June 2001) was an English international rugby union player.
Agar was born in Hartlepool and educated at West Hartlepool Grammar School.[1]
A centre, Agar played his rugby for Hartlepool Rovers, Durham City, Lloyds Bank, Harlequins, Middlesex and London Counties, while winning seven England caps. He made his England debut against the Springboks at Twickenham in 1952 and featured twice in their successful 1953 Five Nation campaign.[2]
Agar held several administrative roles after retiring. He became an England selector in 1962, served as chairman of selectors in the 1969–70 and 1970–71 seasons, was president of the Middlesex Rugby Football Union from 1979 to 1982 and then Rugby Football Union president from 1984 to 1985.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Meeting to close the gap". The Guardian. 22 September 1984.
- ^ "He Plays For Fun, But The Selectors Won't Be Kidded". Daily Mirror. 4 October 1952.
- ^ "Albert Agar to resign". The Guardian Journal. 25 January 1971.
- ^ "Lichfield Visit Harlequins In Fourth Round". The Daily Telegraph. 29 January 1985.