John Steeds (rugby union)

John Steeds

Full name	John Harold Steeds
Date of birth	(1916-09-27)27 September 1916
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, England
Date of death	9 May 2009(2009-05-09) (aged 92)
Place of death	Sussex, England
School	St Edward's School
University	St Catharine's College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1949–50 England 5 (0)

John Harold Steeds MBE (27 September 1916 – 9 May 2009) was an English international rugby union player.

Born in Edmonton, London, Steeds was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford.[1]

Steeds played his rugby as a hooker and started out in senior rugby at Saracens as a 17-year old. He was a Lieutenant-Surgeon in the Royal Navy during the war, serving on the HMS Vansittart and HMS Ruler. A Cambridge rugby blue, Steeds was capped five times for England across the 1949 and 1950 Five Nations Championships.[2]

A graduate of St Catharine's College, Steeds settled in Colchester after completing his medical training and took over a practice on Maldon Road. He was awarded an MBE in 1986 for services to the community.[3]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players

References

1. "Six Old Blues". Birmingham Gazette. 5 December 1939.
2. "Hall of Fame". www.saracensarfc.com.
3. "Colchester: Town doctor will be sadly missed". Daily Gazette. 21 May 2009.

External links

• John Steeds at ESPNscrum
• John Steeds at England Rugby