Norman Potterton Explained

Norman Potterton
Full Name:Henry Norman Potterton
Birth Date:3 April 1897
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:County Meath, Ireland
Position:No. 8
Repyears1:1920
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Henry Norman Potterton (3 April 1897 — 2 February 1980) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Based in Dublin, Potterton captained the city's Wanderers club. He enlisted with the Ulster Division in 1914, despite being underage, and during the war saw active service in France, where he drove an ambulance.[1] In 1920, Potterton was capped for Ireland in a Five Nations match against Wales at Cardiff, as a back row forward.[2]

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  1. News: Former rugby international dies at the weekend . . 8 February 1980.
  2. News: Another International Defeat . . 15 March 1920.