Sam Tucker
England international rugby union player
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Early life
Sam Tucker was born on 1 June 1895 in Bristol.[1]
Rugby union career
Tucker made his international debut on 21 January 1922 at Cardiff Arms Park in the Wales v England match.[1] Of the 27 matches he played for his national side, he was on the winning side on 14 occasions.[1] He played his final match for England on 17 January 1931 at Twickenham in the England v Wales match.[1] In 1930, he became the first rugby union player to take a flight to play in an international match. He received a late call-up for the game against Wales in Cardiff and took a flight from Bristol aerodrome to reach the ground in time.[2]
Personal life
He married and had two children, Mary, who was born in 1926, and Janet.
