John Alfred Pym (25 March 1891 – 9 February 1969) was an English international rugby union player.
| Full name | John Alfred Pym | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 March 1891 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 February 1969 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
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Pym was born in Surrey, and educated at Cheltenham College.[1]
A scrum-half, Pym played for Blackheath, Cheltenham and United Services.[2] He was capped four times for England, as their only halfback to play all 1912 Five Nations matches. After contributing a try on debut against Wales, playing beside Adrian Stoop, Pym combined with Harry Coverdale for his next to matches, before resuming his partnership with Stoop for the final fixture.[1]
Pym attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and served as a lieutenant with the Royal Garrison Artillery in World War I, during which he was falsely reported in the press as having been killed, on account of a confusion with his initials.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Rugby Football". The Newcastle Journal. 17 March 1917.
- ^ "Football". Gloucester Journal. 13 January 1912.
- ^ "Captain J. A. Pym, R.A., Not Killed". The Scotsman. 20 March 1917.
External links
edit- John Pym at ESPNscrum