A scrum-half, Webster was capped 11 times for England in the early 1970s and is noted for his performances in two historic overseas victories. He was England's scrum-half in the country's first ever away win over the Springboks in 1972, as well as for the defeat of the All Blacks at Eden Park in 1973, which was the first win in New Zealand by a home nation. In both matches, he was rated to be among England's best players by pundits.[3][4]
Webster played much of his club rugby for Moseley and competed at county level for Staffordshire.[5]
webster, godfrey, webster, august, 1946, february, 2019, english, rugby, union, international, full, namejan, godfrey, websterdate, birth, 1946, august, 1946place, birthsouthport, englanddate, death5, february, 2019, 2019, aged, height5, rugby, union, careerpo. Jan Godfrey Webster 24 August 1946 5 February 2019 was an English rugby union international Jan WebsterFull nameJan Godfrey WebsterDate of birth 1946 08 24 24 August 1946Place of birthSouthport EnglandDate of death5 February 2019 2019 02 05 aged 72 Height5 ft 5 in 165 cm Rugby union careerPosition s Scrum halfInternational careerYearsTeamApps Points 1972 75England11 0 Webster was born in Southport but his family would soon move to Walsall He attended Queen Mary s Grammar School and had ambitions to became a footballer until the age of 14 when an approach from Aston Villa manager Joe Mercer was turned down by his headmaster His early rugby was played with Walsall RFC 1 2 A scrum half Webster was capped 11 times for England in the early 1970s and is noted for his performances in two historic overseas victories He was England s scrum half in the country s first ever away win over the Springboks in 1972 as well as for the defeat of the All Blacks at Eden Park in 1973 which was the first win in New Zealand by a home nation In both matches he was rated to be among England s best players by pundits 3 4 Webster played much of his club rugby for Moseley and competed at county level for Staffordshire 5 See also editList of England national rugby union playersReferences edit Gordos Steve 20 February 2019 Webster the England hero who tamed the Springboks Black Country Bugle Team The Rugby Paper 15 August 2017 My Life in Rugby Jan Webster former England and Barbarians scrum half The Rugby Paper Webster The Hero As Brutal Boks Crash Daily Mirror 5 June 1972 All Blacks v England Of sideburns and bitter old memories NZ Herald 10 October 2023 Parkes Thomas 9 February 2019 Jan Webster Tributes paid after former England rugby player dies Express and Star External links editJan Webster at ESPNscrum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jan Webster amp oldid 1179895091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
