Stan Adkins

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Stan Adkins
Full nameStanley John Adkins
Date of birth(1922-06-02)2 June 1922
Place of birth Coventry, England
Date of death2 January 1992(1992-01-02) (aged 69)
Place of deathCoventry, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / No. 8
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1950–53 England 7 (3)

Stanley John Adkins (2 June 1922 - 2 January 1992) was an English international rugby union player. [1]

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Born and raised in Coventry, Warwickshire, Adkins began playing rugby while attending Stoke School. [2] He served in the Coldstream Guards during the war and played rugby for Combined Services. [3]

Adkins, known as "Akker", was primarily a second-row forward and made over 300 appearances for Coventry, while also representing Warwickshire. He was capped three times by England in the 1950 Five Nations and gained a further four caps in the 1953 Five Nations, which England won while remaining undefeated. [2]

A publican by profession, Adkins operated several Coventry pubs with his wife Jean. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stan Adkins Justified His Selection for England". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 24 January 1953.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rugger legend Akker dies". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 January 1992.
  3. ↑ "Local "Rugger" News and Views". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 4 February 1950.
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