Harold Uren (rugby union) explained

Harold Uren
Full Name:Harold John Uren
Birth Place:Wirral, Cheshire, England
Death Date:February 1993 (aged 81)
Death Place:Birkenhead, England
School:Harold Uren Sr. (father)
Dick Uren (brother)
Position:Fullback
Repyears1:1936

Harold John Uren (1912 – 1993) was an English international rugby union player.

Raised in Cheshire, Uren was the son of association footballer Harold Uren, who played in the midfield for Liverpool, and an elder brother of England rugby fullback Dick Uren. He attended Calday Grange Grammar School.[1]

Uren, a fullback, played for Waterloo and the Cheshire RFU. He attended England trials, without gaining a call up. In 1936, Uren was a member of the British Lions squad that toured Argentina, where he featured in nine fixtures including the international against the Pumas.[2] He met his future wife during his time in Argentina.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Death of all-round sportsman . . 20 February 1993.
  2. Web site: #290 Harold Uren . British & Irish Lions.
  3. News: Rugby Player's Romance . . 23 August 1938.