About Stanley Couchman
Lived 1913 – 1992 (aged 79). Stanley Couchman was a rugby union player.
Stanley Randall Couchman (10 August 1913 – 20 November 1992) was an English international rugby union player.
Couchman was born in London and attended Cranleigh School.
A second row forward, Couchman competed for Old Cranleighans and was a regular representative player with Surrey, making 45 appearances for the county. He was an England trialist and in 1938 toured with the British Lions to South Africa, where he played 11 matches. After retiring, Couchman became an administrator and served as president of Surrey RFU from 1958 to 1961, then had a term as Rugby Football Union president in 1978–79.
Couchman's son James was a Conservative member of parliament for Gillingham.
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Stanley Couchman was born on 10 August 1913.
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Stanley Couchman died on 20 November 1992.
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Stanley Couchman was a rugby union player.
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