Bill Beaumont
Categories: English rugby union footballers
Bill Beaumont (born 9 March 1952) was captain of the England rugby union team at a time when they struggled to win games. His greatest moment as captain was the unexpected 1980 Grand Slam. He played as a lock.
He played 34 times for England (21 as captain). He took part in the 1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand after being called up as a replacement. He then captained the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa. He is the tour manager for the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.
After retirement he went on to the BBC quiz show A Question of Sport.
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External links
Bill Beaumont at the Internet Movie Database
| Preceded by: ??? | English national rugby captain ???-??? | Followed by: Paul Dodge |