Ian Roger Shackleton (born 17 June 1948) is an English former international rugby union player.
| Full name | Ian Roger Shackleton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 June 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shipley, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Bradford Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Shipley, Yorkshire, Shackleton was educated at Bradford Grammar School and played his early rugby with Harrogate, before competing in varsity rugby while attending the University of Cambridge.[1]
Shackleton was capped four times by England as a fly-half, debuting in a win over the Springboks at Twickenham in 1969, then playing three matches in the 1970 Five Nations Championship.[2]
During the early 1970s, Shackleton worked in France and played rugby for Stade Lavelanetien.[3]
Shackleton competed with Richmond on his return to England, then finished his career back at Harrogate.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Austin, Michael (20 January 1982). "Exploring victory - with Shackleton". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ a b "My Life in Rugby: Roger Shackleton – former Harrogate and England fly-half". The Rugby Paper. 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Shackleton Drops Out Of Trial And England Reckoning". The Daily Telegraph. 17 December 1971.