John Wackett
Rugby player
Full name | John Arthur Sibley Wackett | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1930-09-27)27 September 1930 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hatfield, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 24 February 2024(2024-02-24) (aged 93) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | St Albans, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
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John Arthur Sibley Wackett (27 September 1930 – 24 February 2024) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Wackett was educated at Welwyn Garden City Grammar and played his early career for Welwyn RFC, before moving on to London club Rosslyn Park.[2]
Wackett made 37 appearances for Hertfordshire and gained two England caps as a hooker in the 1959 Five Nations Championship, against Wales in Cardiff and Ireland in Dublin.[3]
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External links
- John Wackett at ESPNscrum
- John Wackett at England Rugby