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John Tallent

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John Tallent
Full nameJohn Arthur Tallent
Date of birth(1911-03-08)8 March 1911
Place of birthChislehurst, Kent, England
Date of death14 April 2004(2004-04-14) (aged 93)
Place of deathHampshire, England
SchoolSherborne School
UniversityUniversity of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Teacher / Stockbroker
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931–35 England 5 (9)
1936 British Lions

Lieutenant-Colonel John Arthur Tallent CBE OBE (8 March 1911 – 14 April 2004) was a British Army officer and England international rugby union player of the 1930s.

Born in Chislehurst, Kent, Tallent was educated at Sherborne School and the University of Cambridge.[1]

Tallent, a Blackheath centre, was a Kent and East Midlands representative player.[2] He gained five England caps and marked his debut with two tries against Scotland at Murrayfield. In 1936, Tallent toured Argentina with the British Lions.[1]

In World War II, Tallent served as second-in-command of a Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment with the Honourable Artillery Company. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his war service.[3]

Tallent was a rugby master at Stowe School and also worked as a stockbroker in London.[3]

A long-time rugby administrator, Tallent served as president of his former club Blackheath and had a stint as RFU president in 1959/60, then during the early 1970s was chairman of the Four Nations Unions Committee. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1961 New Year Honours for services to rugby.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "John Tallent". The Times. 30 April 2004.
  2. ^ "Hodgson tries to find his groove". The Daily Telegraph. 20 April 2004.
  3. ^ a b "All Black Murdoch sent home: The ugly aftermath". NZ Herald. 9 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Former Labour Minister becomes life peer, Leicester MP a knight". The Guardian Journal. 31 December 1960.
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