Harold Uren (rugby union)

Harold Uren
Full nameHarold John Uren
Date of birth1912 (1912)
Place of birthWirral, Cheshire, England
Date of deathFebruary 1993 (aged 81)
Place of deathBirkenhead, England
SchoolHarold Uren Sr. (father)
Dick Uren (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1936 British Lions

Harold John Uren (1912 – 1993) was an English international rugby union player.

Raised in Cheshire, Uren was the son of association footballer Harold Uren, who played in the midfield for Liverpool, and an elder brother of England rugby fullback Dick Uren. He attended Calday Grange Grammar School.[1]

Uren, a fullback, played for Waterloo and the Cheshire RFU. He attended England trials, without gaining a call up. In 1936, Uren was a member of the British Lions squad that toured Argentina, where he featured in nine fixtures including the international against the Pumas.[2] He met his future wife during his time in Argentina.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Death of all-round sportsman". Liverpool Echo. 20 February 1993.
  2. ^ "#290 Harold Uren". British & Irish Lions.
  3. ^ "Rugby Player's Romance". Daily Mirror. 23 August 1938.