Edward Brian Pope (29 June 1911 – 19 August 2011)[1] was an international rugby union scrum-half who played club rugby for Cambridge University and Blackheath. Pope played international rugby for England and invitational rugby for the Barbarians.

Brian Pope
Birth nameEdward Brian Pope
Date of birth(1911-06-29)29 June 1911
Place of birthBarnet, England
Date of death19 August 2011(2011-08-19) (aged 100)
SchoolUppingham School
UniversityClare College, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
Blackheath F.C.
Barbarian F.C.
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International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1931 England 3 (0)

Bibliography edit

  • Godwin, Terry (1984). The International Rugby Championship 1883–1983. Grafton Street, London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218060-X.
  • Griffiths, John (1982). The Book of English International Rugby 1872–1982. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0002180065.
  • Marshall, Howard; Jordon, J.P. (1951). Oxford v Cambridge, The Story of the University Rugby Match. London: Clerke & Cockeran.

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