Robin Prescott

Robin Prescott

Full name	Robert Edward Prescott
Date of birth	(1913-04-05)5 April 1913
Place of birth	Paddington, England
Date of death	18 May 1975(1975-05-18) (aged 62)
Place of death	Dartmouth, England
University	University of Oxford
Notable relative(s)	Curly Hammond (uncle)
Occupation(s)	Solicitor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1936 British Lions 1937–39 England 6 (3)

Robert Edward Prescott (5 April 1913 – 18 May 1975) was an English international rugby union player.

Prescott was born in Paddington, London in 1913. His father Ernest was a solicitor who had a period as president of the Rugby Football Union during the 1920s and his mother was the sister of ex-England forward Curly Hammond.^[1]

An Oxford blue, Prescott was a wing-forward in the 1932 Varsity Match, then developed into a prop during his time with Harlquins, as the club had a surplus of wing-forwards. He also competed for Marlborough, which he captained. In 1936, Prescott toured Argentina with the British Lions. He featured as a prop for England from 1937 to 1939, earning six caps.^[2]

Prescott, a Dartmouth solicitor, also followed his father into rugby administration. He served as an England selector for 10 years and in 1962 succeeded Doug Prentice as Rugby Football Union secretary.^[3]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players
• List of British & Irish Lions players

References

1. "Death of Mr. Ernest Prescott". The Surrey Advertiser, County Times. 4 February 1933.
2. Cherry, Rupert (22 May 1975). "R. E. Prescott - Great Man Of Rugby". The Daily Telegraph.
3. "Robin Prescott New Secretary of R.U." Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 October 1962.

External links

• Robin Prescott at ESPNscrum