Roger Walker (rugby union)
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Roger Walker (18 September 1846 – 11 November 1919)[1] was a rugby union forward who played club rugby for Manchester Rugby Club and international rugby for England. Walker later became the President of the Rugby Football Union, and in that role accompanied the British Isles team on their 1896 tour of South Africa.
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Birth name | Henry Arnold Lawrence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1846-09-18)18 September 1846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bury. England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 11 November 1919(1919-11-11) (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Reading, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walker was also a notable cricketer, playing in two first-class matches for Lancashire.