Vic Leadbetter
England international rugby union player
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Victor Hamilton Leadbetter (born 14 February 1930) was an English former international rugby union player.
Full nameVictor Hamilton Leadbetter
Born14 February 1930
Kettering, England
UniversityUniversity of Cambridge
Position
No. 8
| Full name | Victor Hamilton Leadbetter | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 February 1930 Kettering, England | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Kettering, Leadbetter was a two-time Cambridge rugby blue and gained an England call up in 1954, via Edinburgh Wanderers.[1] He replaced former captain John Kendall-Carpenter in the line up and was capped twice, playing away Five Nations fixtures against Scotland and France.[2] During the 1960s, Leadbetter played his rugby for Clifton.[3]