Harold Locke
| Full name | Harold Meadows Locke | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 January 1898 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 March 1960 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Birkenhead School | ||||||||||||||||
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Harold Meadows Locke (20 January 1898 – 23 March 1960) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Birkenhead, Locke was a hard running centre, who picked up rugby during his time at Birkenhead School.[1]
Locke formed a successful three-quarter partnership with Wilfrid Lowry in matches for Birkenhead Park and Cheshire. He was a member of England's 1923 and 1924 grand slam-winning Five Nations campaigns. His Cheshire career included a memorable try against the touring "Invincible" All Blacks in the 1924–25 season.[2] He won the last of his 12 England caps in 1927, after which he relocated to the West Country and played for Bristol.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "A Great Centre Dies". Liverpool Echo. 26 March 1960.
- ^ "Death of Mr Harold Locke". Liverpool Daily Post. 25 March 1960.
- ^ "H. M. Locke Leaves Merseyside". Liverpool Echo. 3 September 1927.
External links
[edit]- Harold Locke at ESPNscrum