Stanley Randall Couchman (10 August 1913 – 20 November 1992) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Stanley Randall Couchman | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 August 1913 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 November 1992 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Greenwich, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Cranleigh School | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | James Couchman (son) | ||||||||||||||||
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Couchman was born in London and attended Cranleigh School.[2]
A second row forward, Couchman competed for Old Cranleighans and was a regular representative player with Surrey, making 45 appearances for the county. He was an England trialist and in 1938 toured with the British Lions to South Africa, where he played 11 matches. After retiring, Couchman became an administrator and served as president of Surrey RFU from 1958 to 1961, then had a term as Rugby Football Union president in 1978–79.[3]
Couchman's son James was a Conservative member of parliament for Gillingham.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "#312 Stan Couchman". British & Irish Lions.
- ^ Swanton, E W (24 November 1992). "Couchman a servant of rugby". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "New rugby chief's warning". Kent Evening Post. 10 July 1978.
- ^ "James Couchman, MP who defended the interests of the licensed trade – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 6 December 2023.