Quentin King
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Full nameQuentin Eric Moffitt Ayres King
Born8 July 1895
Bedford, England
Died30 October 1954 (aged 59)
Birmingham, England
Position
Wing
| Full name | Quentin Eric Moffitt Ayres King | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 July 1895 Bedford, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 October 1954 (aged 59) Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Quentin Eric Moffitt Ayres King (8 July 1895 – 30 October 1954) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Bedford, King was capped once for England, after Edward Myers was a last minutes withdrawal from the 1921 Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Inverleith. The team didn't have a travelling reserve and called upon King due to his close proximity to the venue. He played wing three-quarter in a 18–0 win for England.[2]
King, a major, was an Army rugby player and heavyweight boxing champion.[3]