Bill Hook | |
Full Name: | William Gordon Hook |
Birth Date: | 21 December 1920 |
Birth Place: | Gloucester, England |
School: | Sir Thomas Rich's School |
Position: | Fullback |
Repyears1: | 1951–52 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 2 |
William Gordon Hook (21 December 1920 – 9 May 2013) was an English international rugby union player.
A native of Gloucester, Hook was educated at Sir Thomas Rich's School and spent his entire rugby career with his hometown club, debuting for Gloucester RFC as a 17-year old in 1938.[1]
Hook served with the RAF during the war and for part of the conflict was stationed in west Africa.[1]
After the war, Hook began earning representative honours, with regular appearances for Gloucestershire. He was capped three times by England as a fullback, kicking the winning conversion in his debut match against Scotland in 1951. The following year, Hook appeared twice for England, including against the Springboks at Twickenham.[2]
Hook was a sports outfitter by profession and had a shop on Westgate Street in Gloucester.[3]