Alan Wordsworth Explained

Alan Wordsworth
Full Name:Alan John Wordsworth
Birth Date:9 November 1953
Birth Place:Thornton Heath, England
Position:Fly-half
Repyears1:1975
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Alan John Wordsworth (born 9 November 1953) is an English former rugby union international.

Wordsworth, born in Thornton Heath, studied at Whitgift School and Cambridge University.[1]

A fly-half, Wordsworth was capped once for England, while a member of the squad that toured Australia in 1975. On the bench for the first Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Wordsworth got his opportunity after only 13 minutes when fly-half Neil Bennett had to come off injured.[2] He picked up an injury himself to rule him out of the second Test in Brisbane.[3]

Wordsworth played for Cambridge University R.U.F.C. and Harlequins.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Whitgift Brothers Link Up . . 9 January 1976.
  2. News: Mauling For Tony . . 25 May 1975.
  3. News: Preece Doubtful: Wyatt Has Chance of Cap . The Daily Telegraph . 31 May 1975.
  4. News: Wordsworth May Clinch England Place Today . The Daily Telegraph . 25 January 1975.