Sam Tucker

Sam Tucker

Birth name	John Samuel Tucker
Date of birth	1 June 1895
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	4 January 1973(1973-01-04) (aged 77)
Place of death	(registered in) Bristol
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1922–1931 England 27 (Pts:6; Tries:2; Conv:0; Pens:0; Drop:0)

Sam Tucker (1895–1973) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1922 to 1931.[1] He also captained his country.[1]

Early life

Sam Tucker was born on 1 June 1895 in Bristol.[1]

Rugby union career

Tucker made his international debut on 21 January 1922 at Cardiff Arms Park in the Wales v England match.[1] Of the 27 matches he played for his national side, he was on the winning side on 14 occasions.[1] He played his final match for England on 17 January 1931 at Twickenham in the England v Wales match.[1] In 1930, he became the first rugby union player to take a flight to play in an international match. He received a late call-up for the game against Wales in Cardiff and took a flight from Bristol aerodrome to reach the ground in time.[2]

Personal life

He married and had two children, Mary, who was born in 1926, and Janet.

References

1. Sam Tucker Profile on scrum.com
2. "Fights flights and Allison Blunderland". Espn. Retrieved 18 January 2023.