About Edward Stanbury
Lived 1897 – 1968 (aged 70). Edward Stanbury was a rugby union player.
Edward Stanbury (29 August 1897 – 1 May 1968) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Plympton, Devon, Stanbury was a regular member of the England sides of the late 1920s, utilised as a forward in all three rows of the scrum, as well as an occasional goal-kicker. He gained 16 England caps.
Stanbury played his club rugby for Plymouth Albion and made 40 representative appearances with Devon.
During the 1950s, Stanbury had a three-year term as president of Devon Rugby Union.
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Edward Stanbury was born on 29 August 1897.
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Edward Stanbury died on 1 May 1968.
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