Full name | Stanley John Adkins | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 June 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 January 1992 | (aged 69)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Stanley John Adkins (2 June 1922 - 2 January 1992) was an English international rugby union player. [1]
Born and raised in Coventry, Warwickshire, Adkins began playing rugby while attending Stoke School. [2] He served in the Coldstream Guards during the war and played rugby for Combined Services. [3]
Adkins, known as "Akker", was primarily a second-row forward and made over 300 appearances for Coventry, while also representing Warwickshire. He was capped three times by England in the 1950 Five Nations and gained a further four caps in the 1953 Five Nations, which England won while remaining undefeated. [2]
A publican by profession, Adkins operated several Coventry pubs with his wife Jean. [2]
Full name | Stanley John Adkins | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 June 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 January 1992 | (aged 69)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Stanley John Adkins (2 June 1922 - 2 January 1992) was an English international rugby union player. [1]
Born and raised in Coventry, Warwickshire, Adkins began playing rugby while attending Stoke School. [2] He served in the Coldstream Guards during the war and played rugby for Combined Services. [3]
Adkins, known as "Akker", was primarily a second-row forward and made over 300 appearances for Coventry, while also representing Warwickshire. He was capped three times by England in the 1950 Five Nations and gained a further four caps in the 1953 Five Nations, which England won while remaining undefeated. [2]
A publican by profession, Adkins operated several Coventry pubs with his wife Jean. [2]