Albert Agar

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Albert Agar
Full nameAlbert Eustace Agar
Date of birth(1923-11-12)12 November 1923
Place of birth Hartlepool, England
Date of death4 June 2001(2001-06-04) (aged 77)
Place of death Bromley, England
School West Hartlepool Grammar
Occupation(s)Bank clerk
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1952–53 England 7 (6)

Albert Eustace Agar (12 November 1923 – 4 June 2001) was an English international rugby union player.

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Agar was born in Hartlepool and educated at West Hartlepool Grammar School. [1]

A centre, Agar played his rugby for Hartlepool Rovers, Durham City, Lloyds Bank, Harlequins, Middlesex and London Counties, while winning seven England caps. He made his England debut against the Springboks at Twickenham in 1952 and featured twice in their successful 1953 Five Nation campaign. [2]

Agar held several administrative roles after retiring. He became an England selector in 1962, served as chairman of selectors in the 1969–70 and 1970–71 seasons, was president of the Middlesex Rugby Football Union from 1979 to 1982 and then Rugby Football Union president from 1984 to 1985. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Meeting to close the gap". The Guardian . 22 September 1984.
  2. ↑ "He Plays For Fun, But The Selectors Won't Be Kidded". Daily Mirror . 4 October 1952.
  3. ↑ "Albert Agar to resign". The Guardian Journal . 25 January 1971.
  4. ↑ "Lichfield Visit Harlequins In Fourth Round". The Daily Telegraph . 29 January 1985.
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