Vic Leadbetter
| Full name | Victor Hamilton Leadbetter | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 February 1930 Kettering, England | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Victor Hamilton Leadbetter (born 14 February 1930) was an English former international rugby union player.
Born in Kettering, Leadbetter was a two-time Cambridge rugby blue and gained an England call up in 1954, via Edinburgh Wanderers.[1] He replaced former captain John Kendall-Carpenter in the line up and was capped twice, playing away Five Nations fixtures against Scotland and France.[2] During the 1960s, Leadbetter played his rugby for Clifton.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Three New 'Caps' In England Rugby Team". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 March 1954.
- ^ "V. H. Leadbetter May Join Newport". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 February 1955.
- ^ "Clifton RFC History - Victor Leadbetter". www.cliftonrfchistory.co.uk.
External links
- Vic Leadbetter at ESPNscrum (archived)