Jasper Twining Bartlett (17 October 1924 – 16 January 1969) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Jasper Twining Bartlett | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 October 1924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 January 1969 (aged 44) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Birkenhead Institute | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Liverpool University | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Engineer | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Birmingham, Bartlett was a versatile forward and took up rugby at Birkenhead Institute.[2]
Bartlett began playing for Waterloo in 1942 and while studying engineering competed for Liverpool University. In 1949, Bartlett won a County Championship with Cheshire. He was capped for England as a lock against Wales in a 1951 Five Nations match at Swansea. He captained both Cheshire and Combined Universities in representative matches.[3]
In his later years, Bartlett lived in West Derby, Liverpool, where he died at the age of 44 in 1969.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A long road back for Bartlett". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 January 1954.
- ^ a b "The gentle giant of Rugby dies at 44". Liverpool Echo. 17 January 1969.
- ^ "Obituary". The Guardian. 18 January 1969.
External links
edit- Jasper Bartlett at ESPNscrum