Jeremy Spencer (born Jeremie Spencer; 27 June 1939)[1] is an English former rugby union international.[2]
| Date of birth | 27 June 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
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| School | Guildford Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
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A Guildford Grammar School product, Spencer was capped once by England, selected from Harlequins to play as scrum-half against Wales at Twickenham in the 1966 Five Nations.[3] He later spent time on the Basque coast, playing rugby for French first division club Saint-Jean-de-Luz, while also working as a school teacher.[4]
Outside of rugby, Spencer was an artist, musician and self described beatnik, whose residences included an old air raid shelter in Ripley, a double decker bus and an engine shed.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Guildford make history in Daily Mail U15 Cup". The Rugby Paper. 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Rule of the rainbow warriors; Q&A". The Independent. 24 June 1995.
- ^ Newcombe, Barry (3 January 1966). "England selectors plump for Spencer". Evening Standard.
- ^ "Beatle-mopped Spencer is winning in France". Evening Standard. 12 February 1969.
- ^ "Six new caps in England XV". Evening Post. 3 January 1966.
External links
edit- Jeremy Spencer at ESPNscrum