Stan Hodgson
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14 May 1928
| Born | Stanley Arthur Murray Hodgson 14 May 1928 Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 25 March 2015 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 3 lb (78 kg; 171 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stanley Arthur Murray Hodgson (14 May 1928 – 25 March 2015) was an English rugby union player who played in the Hooker position. Hodgson played club rugby for Durham City RFC, was capped eleven times for the England national team, and was a member of the British Lions team that toured in 1962. He made 72 appearances for the Durham County representative team and played four times for the Barbarians invitational team.
Stanley Hodgson was born in Durham on 14 May 1928 to George and Mable. His mother Mable died when Stan was three months old, leaving him to be raised by his grandmother, aunts and uncles. Hodgson was educated at Whinny Hill school, and after leaving took up a job at a carpet factory. He married Doreen Smith, with whom he had four children.[1]