Ron Syrett Explained

Ron Syrett
Full Name:Ronald Edward Syrett
Birth Date:5 January 1931
Birth Place:Amersham, England
Death Place:Beaconsfield, England
School:Royal Grammar School
Position:Flanker
Repyears1:1958–62
Repcaps1:11
Reppoints1:3

Ronald Edward Syrett (5 January 1931 - 20 May 2018) was an English international rugby union player.

Syrett, the son of a butcher, grew up in Buckinghamshire and was educated at Wycombe Royal Grammar School.[1]

A flanker, Syrett earned 11 England caps and was part of a Five Nations Championship title win in 1958.[2] He made representative appearances for London Counties and Middlesex, while playing his club rugby with Wasps.[1]

Syrett married the sister of England winger Ted Woodward.[3] His younger brother, Dennis Syrett, was goalkeeper on the Wycombe Wanderers side that contested the 1957 FA Amateur Cup final at Wembley.[1]

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  1. News: Tributes paid to a Bucks sporting icon . . 3 June 2018 . en.
  2. Web site: The Evolution of the English Back Row . . en . 21 June 2021.
  3. News: Is Ron Syrett overshadowed by a star? . . 16 January 1956.