About Jo Hume
Lived 1906 – 1976 (aged 69). Jo Hume was a rugby union player.
John William Gardner Hume (13 June 1906 — 23 March 1976) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Born and raised in London, Hume was educated at Mill Hill School, where he learned his rugby, while also gaining colours for cricket and hockey. He attended Merton College, Oxford, winning blues in the 1927 and 1928 Varsity Matches. Of Scottish descent, Hume was capped twice for Scotland as a centre three-quarter. He also represented Middlesex.
Hume served as a captain in the Royal Armoured Corps during World War II and was held as a German prisoner of war.
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Scottish international rugby union player
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Jo Hume was born on 13 June 1906.
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Jo Hume died on 23 March 1976.
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