Ray Longland

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Ray Longland
Full nameRaymond John Longland
Date of birth(1908-12-29)29 December 1908
Place of birth Lavendon, England
Date of death21 September 1975(1975-09-21) (aged 66)
Occupation(s)RAF PTI, Carpernter
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
19??-19?? Olney ()
19??-1926 Bedford ()
1926-1948 Northampton Saints 356 (145)
Correct as of 2 March 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1931-1937 East Midlands
1932-1938 England 19 (0)
1943 RAF
Correct as of 2 March 2024

Raymond John Longland (born 29 December 1908) was a former English rugby union player, who played as a Prop for Olney, Bedford and Northampton Saints. [1]

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Career

Club

Longland began his career at Olney RFC before moving to Bedford RUFC. [2] [3]

He joined Northampton Saints in 1926, making his debut in a clash against Nottingham on the December 3rd, 1926. He spent two seasons as captain, 1936 and 1947. He scored 14 penalties 26 conversions and 17 tries in 356 appearances. [4]

County

He played for the East Midlands county side featuring in a 21–30 loss against the Springboks. As well as playing in the East Midlands successful 1933-34 County Championship campaign.

International

He made his international debut in the 1932 Home Nations Championship, helping win the Calcutta Cup in the final match of the championship. He was part of the England side that beat New Zealand in 1936. In total, he won 19 caps. [5]

Personal life

He was born December 29, 1908, Lavendon. By trade he was a carpenter but when he joined the Air Force he served as a Physical Training Instructor reaching the rank of Corporal. In 1975 he died of leukaemia. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ray Longland | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  2. ↑ "Two photographs of Ray Longland. Olney and England player". Living Archive. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  3. ↑ "History of Olney RFC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  4. 1 2 "Ray Longland (Prop)". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. ↑ McGowan, Phil (2015). One of Us. p. 17. ISBN   9781445651026.
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