About Nick Drake-Lee
Lived 1942 – 2021 (aged 78). Nick Drake-Lee was a rugby union player.
Nicholas James Drake-Lee (7 April 1942 – 22 January 2021 ) was a rugby union prop who played 73 games for Leicester Tigers between 1962 and 1968; he represented England 8 times between 1963 and 1965. He was a Cambridge University blue between 1961 and 1963.
Drake-Lee made his Leicester debut against Bath on 6 January 1962 and played 10 times that season.
He was a member of the Cambridge University rugby team in their undefeated 1961 season winning 14 games including the Varsity Match. Before Cambridge, he was a Rugby Vice-Captain at Stonyhurst College.
Drake-Lee made his international debut for England on 19 January 1963 against Wales at Cardiff. He played in all four games as England won the 1963 Five Nations Championship.
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Who was Nick Drake-Lee?
English rugby union footballer (1942-2021)
When was Nick Drake-Lee born?
Nick Drake-Lee was born on 7 April 1942 in Kettering.
When did Nick Drake-Lee die?
Nick Drake-Lee died on 22 January 2021.
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Nick Drake-Lee was a rugby union player.
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