John Brett (rugby union)
Rugby player
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John Alfred Brett (26 October 1915 – 10 August 1996) was an English international rugby union player.
Full nameJohn Alfred Brett
Born26 October 1915
Wetherby, Yorkshire, England
Died10 August 1996 (aged 80)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
SchoolDurham School
| Full name | John Alfred Brett | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 October 1915 Wetherby, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 1996 (aged 80) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Durham School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | St Edmund Hall, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Schoolmaster | ||||||||||||||||
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Brett, the son of a solicitor, was born in Wetherby, Yorkshire and educated at Durham School.[1]
A prop, Brett featured in eight fixtures for the British Lions on the 1936 tour to Argentina, including the one-off match against the Pumas. He captained Oxford University in the 1937 Varsity Match, while a pupil of St Edmund Hall.[2]
Brett served with the Royal Artillery during World War II and was left with a glass eye after being badly injured in Normandy. From 1958 to 1967, Brett was the Headmaster of Durham School.[3]