About Laurie Rimmer
Lived 1935 – 2012 (aged 77). Laurie Rimmer was a rugby union player.
Laurance Ivor Rimmer (31 May 1935 - 31 May 2012) was an English rugby union international.
Rimmer, born in Liverpool, boarded at Birkenhead School and read geography at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
An Oxford University blue, Rimmer was called up by England while playing for Bath in 1961, debuting as a flanker against the touring Springboks at Twickenham. He played all four Tests of the 1961 Five Nations Championship.
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English rugby player
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Laurie Rimmer was born on 31 May 1935.
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Laurie Rimmer died on 31 May 2012.
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Laurie Rimmer was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Laurie Rimmer. https://biography.guide/laurie-rimmer/
MLA: "Laurie Rimmer." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/laurie-rimmer/.
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