Stan Adkins
English rugby union player
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Stanley John Adkins (2 June 1922 - 2 January 1992) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born and raised in Coventry, Warwickshire, Adkins began playing rugby while attending Stoke School.[2] He served in the Coldstream Guards during the war and played rugby for Combined Services.[3]
Adkins, known as "Akker", was primarily a second-row forward and made over 300 appearances for Coventry, while also representing Warwickshire. He was capped three times by England in the 1950 Five Nations and gained a further four caps in the 1953 Five Nations, which England won while remaining undefeated.[2]
A publican by profession, Adkins operated several Coventry pubs with his wife Jean.[2]