Douglas Law

Douglas Law

Full name	Douglas Edward Law
Date of birth	(1902-10-12)12 October 1902
Place of birth	Huddersfield, England
Date of death	13 July 1986(1986-07-13) (aged 83)
Place of death	Hayling Island, England
School	Birkenhead School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1927 British Lions 1927 England 1 (0)

Douglas Edward Law (12 October 1902 – 13 July 1986) was an English international rugby union player.

Biography

Law was born in Huddersfield and educated at Birkenhead School.[1]

Primarily a hooker, Law played his rugby with Birkenhead Park, which he captained for multiple seasons.[2] He was a durable player, not missing a single club match or Cheshire fixture in a period between 1923 and 1927.[3] His solitary England cap came against Ireland at Twickenham in the 1927 Five Nations. Later that year, Law toured Argentina with the British Lions and played all four matches against the Pumas, forming a front-row beside Arthur Allen and Charles Payne.[4]

See also

• List of British & Irish Lions players
• List of England national rugby union players

References

1. "A Huddersfield International". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 7 February 1927.
2. "D. E. Law Again Leader". Liverpool Daily Post. 29 August 1930.
3. "Merseyside Outlook". Athletic News. 8 September 1930.
4. "Ex-Huddersfield Footballer's Honour". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 25 June 1927.

External links

• Douglas Law at ESPNscrum