John Hyde (rugby union)
England international rugby union player
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John Phillip Hyde (born 8 June 1930) is an English former international rugby union player.
| Full name | John Phillip Hyde | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 June 1930 Wellingborough, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Wellingborough Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
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Raised in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Hyde was educated at Wellingborough Grammar School. He enlisted in the Army after leaving school and served in the Northamptonshire Regiment.[1]
Hyde, Northampton RFC and East Midlands county player, appeared as a winger for England in two 1950 Five Nations Championship matches, debuting aged 19 against France at Colombes.[2][3]