Bill Treadwell

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Bill Treadwell
Full nameWilliam Thomas Treadwell
Date of birth (1939-03-13) 13 March 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth Ealing, London, England
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
School St Benedict's School, Ealing
Occupation(s)Dentist
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1966 England 3 (0)

William Thomas Treadwell (born 13 March 1939) is an English former international rugby union player.

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Born in Ealing, Treadwell attended a Convent School during the war and was later educated at St Benedict's School. [1]

Treadwell, a hooker, made his first XV debut for Wasps at the age of 19 and played rugby with Guy's Hospital, while studying dentistry. He was capped three times for England in the 1966 Five Nations Championship. [2]

A dentist by profession, Treadwell practiced in Twyford and in 1987 became the official dental surgeon of the Rugby Football Union. He began a three-year term as Wasps club president in 1994. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "St Benedict's Ealing: Benny's have done the old monks proud". The Rugby Paper. 17 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dentist risked own teeth playing rugby for England". Henley Standard . 30 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "England on look out for their next tooth fairy". The Rugby Paper. 26 May 2018.
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