Mike Berridge (rugby union)

Mike Berridge
Full nameMichael John Berridge
Date of birth(1923-02-28)28 February 1923
Place of birthHuntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Date of death2 October 1973(1973-10-02) (aged 50)
Place of deathOundle, Northamptonshire, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 England 2 (0)

Michael John Berridge (28 February 1923 – 2 October 1973) was an English rugby union international.

Born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Berridge was a twin son of decorated World War I colonel Frederick Berridge and attended The King's School in Peterborough.[1] He captained the school's first XV in 1939/40.[2]

Berridge, a Peterborough Town product, spent most of his career at Northampton, playing over 250 games. He was an East Midlands county representative and gained two England caps in the 1949 Five Nations Championship, against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and Ireland at Lansdowne Road, both as a prop.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Bride In Queen Anne Gown". Peterborough Standard. 5 November 1948.
  2. ^ "Michael Berridge – England cap". Peterborough Standard. 7 January 1949.
  3. ^ "Travis Perkins Dream Team". Northampton Saints. 14 April 2020.