David Perry (rugby union)

For other people named David Perry, see David Perry (disambiguation).

David Gordon Perry (26 December 1937^[1] – 8 April 2017(2017-04-08) (aged 79)) was an England international rugby union player and captain.

Career

Perry was capped 15 times for England between 1963 and 1966, making thirteen appearances at number eight and two at lock. He scored two international tries, and captained England in all four internationals in the 1965 Five Nations Championship.^[2]

He played for Cambridge in the 1958 Varsity match and played club rugby for Bedford. He played four matches for Leicester Tigers at the end of the 1959-60 season.^[3]

Perry and his wife Dorne have four grown-up daughters.

He died in April 2017 at the age of 79.^[4]

References

1. Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:9. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
2. Griffiths, page 1:39
3. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David (2014). Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby Development Foundation. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
4. David Perry: Former England and Bedford captain dies aged 79

External links

• A biography of David Perry can be found at http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/p/8716/David+Gordon.aspx

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ron Jacobs	English National Rugby Union Captain 1965	Succeeded by Budge Rogers