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Sad news
DIR By: NickPRFC
Date: July 22, 2020, 11:26 am
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Former England winger Mike Slemen has died at the age of 69, the
Rugby Football Union has announced.
A player i enjoyed watching when I was growing up. His son David
played for Quins a few years back.
Mike Slemen: Former England winger dies aged 69
HTML https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/53501475
Played 31 times for England, winning the Five Nations Grand Slam
in 1980, and also toured South Africa with the British and Irish
Lions that year.
Ex-England captain Sir Bill Beaumont called Slemen "a great
sportsman".
"Mike gave so much to the game and will be very much missed as
someone whose spirit and outstanding athleticism graced our
sport," he added.
Slemen, who was born in Liverpool, made his England debut in
March 1976 against Ireland at Twickenham.
He made his last international appearance against Scotland at
Murrayfield in February 1984 and was England’s most-capped
winger when he retired.
Slemen's final first-class match came in May 1986 and, in 1994,
he became part of Geoff Cooke's England management team as a
backs coach
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Re: Sad news
DIR By: BedfordshireBoy
Date: July 22, 2020, 12:25 pm
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Really enjoyed watching him play, 69 is far too young.
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Re: Sad news
DIR By: Quinky
Date: July 22, 2020, 1:25 pm
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Sad loss. I remember watching him at Twickenham, when I was
still at school. Fine player. 69 is so young.
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Re: Sad news
DIR By: DOK
Date: July 24, 2020, 9:01 am
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Shame. He was a great player.
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