Jasper Bartlett Explained

Jasper Bartlett
Full Name:Jasper Twining Bartlett
Birth Date:17 October 1924
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Death Place:Liverpool, England
Occupation:Engineer
School:Birkenhead Institute
University:Liverpool University
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1951
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Jasper Twining Bartlett (17 October 1924 – 16 January 1969) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Birmingham, Bartlett was a versatile forward and took up rugby at Birkenhead Institute.[2]

Bartlett began playing for Waterloo in 1942 and while studying engineering competed for Liverpool University. In 1949, Bartlett won a County Championship with Cheshire. He was capped for England as a lock against Wales in a 1951 Five Nations match at Swansea. He captained both Cheshire and Combined Universities in representative matches.[3]

In his later years, Bartlett lived in West Derby, Liverpool, where he died at the age of 44 in 1969.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: A long road back for Bartlett . . 12 January 1954.
  2. News: The gentle giant of Rugby dies at 44 . . 17 January 1969.
  3. News: Obituary . . 18 January 1969.