Peter Hordern (rugby union)

Wing Commander Peter Cotton Hordern AFC (13 May 1907 – 22 June 1988) was a Royal Air Force officer and England international rugby union player of the 1930s.

Peter Hordern
Full namePeter Cotton Hordern
Date of birth(1907-05-13)13 May 1907
Place of birthBerkhamsted, England
Date of death22 June 1988(1988-06-22) (aged 81)
Place of deathPeterborough, England
SchoolBrighton College
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Notable relative(s)Michael Hordern (brother)
Occupation(s)RAF Officer / Teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back-row forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931–34 England 4 (0)
1936 British Lions

Rugby career

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An Oxford blue in 1928, Hordern played rugby for Blackheath, Gloucester and Newport during the 1930s.[1] He was primarily a back-row forward, but could also play as a prop, while at Newport was utilised as a makeshift centre three-quarter.[2] Capped four times, Hordern represented England across the 1931 Five Nations and 1934 Home Nations tournaments.[3] He also gained regular selection for the Barbarians and in 1936 toured Argentina with the British Lions.[4]

Personal life

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Hordern was the elder brother of renowned Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Hordern.[4]

A Royal Air Force officer, Hordern was awarded the Air Force Cross during World War II and reached the rank of Wing Commander.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Midlanders In Rugby Trial". Evening Despatch. 30 December 1933.
  2. ^ "Front row men". Leicester Evening Mail. 15 December 1930.
  3. ^ "Peter Hordern Weds". South Wales Weekly Argus. 11 September 1937.
  4. ^ a b c "Hordern, Peter". Gloucester Rugby Heritage.
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