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Full Name: | John William Gardner Hume |
Birth Date: | 13 June 1906 |
Birth Place: | Willesden, Middlesex, England |
School: | Mill Hill School |
University: | Merton College, Oxford |
Position: | Centre |
Repyears1: | 1928–30 |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
John William Gardner Hume (13 June 1906 — 23 March 1976) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Born and raised in London, Hume was educated at Mill Hill School, where he learned his rugby, while also gaining colours for cricket and hockey.[1] He attended Merton College, Oxford, winning blues in the 1927 and 1928 Varsity Matches. Of Scottish descent, Hume was capped twice for Scotland as a centre three-quarter. He also represented Middlesex.[2]
Hume served as a captain in the Royal Armoured Corps during World War II and was held as a German prisoner of war.[3]