Peter Laurence Candler (28 January 1914 – 27 November 1991) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Peter Laurence Candler | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 January 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 November 1991 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Sherborne School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Exeter, Candler was educated at Sherborne School, St Bartholomew's Hospital and University of Cambridge, where he gained a blue playing as a centre three quarter on the 1934 varsity side.[2] He also played rugby in the United Hospitals Cup, as well as for London club Richmond. While based in London, Candler represented Middlesex, otherwise played county fixtures for his native Devon.[3]
Candler was an England player from 1935 and 1938. He was used as a stand-off for the first two years, including in the historic win over the All Blacks at Twickenham.[4] His contributions to England's triple crown-winning 1937 Home Nations campaign were as a centre. He finished his England career in 1938 with 10 caps.[5]
A gynecologist, Candler later worked as a Medical Officer for the Kenyan government. He was joined in Kenya by his younger twin brothers, one of whom was killed by terrorists in 1954.[6] His wife, Sheilagh, was the youngest daughter of WW1 flying ace Olaus Johnsen and a grand-daughter of London Lord Mayor Frank Bowater.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Former "Caps" Chosen To Fill Vacancies". The Scotsman. 15 March 1937.
- ^ "New Cantab Rugby Blues". Daily Mirror. 15 November 1934.
- ^ a b "Rugby Nationalist Engaged". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 30 May 1940.
- ^ Keating, Frank (24 March 2010). "Seventy years on, England's Prince Obolensky is still remembered". The Guardian.
- ^ "Candler v Dick and the battle for the Calcutta Cup, 1938". The Old Shirburnian Society. 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Exeter Man Killed By Kenya Terrorists". Herald Express. 6 March 1954.
External links
edit- Peter Candler at ESPNscrum