Edward Horsfall
Rugby player
About Edward Horsfall
Lived 1917 – 1981 (aged 63–64). Edward Horsfall was a rugby union player, military personnel and association football player.
Edward Luke Horsfall (11 August 1917 - June 1981) was an English rugby union international.
Born in Huddersfield, Horsfall joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) after leaving Giggleswick School in 1935. He was a rear gunner during World War II and had a total of 35 years of RAF service, attaining the rank of Wing Commander.
Horsfall, a flanker, was capped by England against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park in the 1949 Five Nations. England's captain for the match, Nim Hall, hailed from Golcar, the same village outside Huddersfield that Horsfall was raised. His club rugby was played for Huddersfield, Headingley and Harlequins. He made six county appearances for Yorkshire.
A history teacher at Lambrook, Horsfall died of a heart attack on school grounds in 1981, at the age of 63.
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Who was Edward Horsfall?
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Edward Horsfall was born on 11 August 1917.
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Edward Horsfall died in 1981.
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Edward Horsfall was a rugby union player, military personnel and association football player.
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