Ron Syrett
England international rugby union player (1931–2018)
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Ronald Edward Syrett (5 January 1931 - 20 May 2018) was an English international rugby union player.
Full nameRonald Edward Syrett
Born5 January 1931
Amersham, England
Died20 May 2018 (aged 87)
Beaconsfield, England
SchoolRoyal Grammar School
| Full name | Ronald Edward Syrett | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 January 1931 Amersham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 May 2018 (aged 87) Beaconsfield, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
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Syrett, the son of a butcher, grew up in Buckinghamshire and was educated at Wycombe Royal Grammar School.[1]
A flanker, Syrett earned 11 England caps and was part of a Five Nations Championship title win in 1958.[2] He made representative appearances for London Counties and Middlesex, while playing his club rugby with Wasps.[1]
Syrett married the sister of England winger Ted Woodward.[3] His younger brother, Dennis Syrett, was goalkeeper on the Wycombe Wanderers side that contested the 1957 FA Amateur Cup final at Wembley.[1]