Richard Lawson (rugby union, born 1898)
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Full nameRichard Gordon Lawson
Born8 October 1898
Cockermouth, England
Died3 January 1961 (aged 62)
Workington, England
SchoolSt Bees School
| Full name | Richard Gordon Lawson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 October 1898 Cockermouth, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 1961 (aged 62) Workington, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Bees School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Thomas Lawson (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Richard Gordon Lawson (8 October 1898 – 3 January 1961) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Lawson was born in Cockermouth and educated at St Bees School.[2]
A forward, Lawson was the elder brother of rugby player Thomas Lawson, with whom he featured in the back row of the scrum in matches for Workington and Cumberland.[2]
Lawson gained his solitary England cap against Ireland at Twickenham in the 1925 Five Nations.[3]