| Full name | John William Gardner Hume | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1906-06-13)13 June 1906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Willesden, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 March 1976(1976-03-23) (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Mill Hill School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Merton College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
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John William Gardner Hume (13 June 1906 — 23 March 1976) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
Born and raised in London, Hume was educated at Mill Hill School, where he learned his rugby, while also gaining colours for cricket and hockey. He attended Merton College, Oxford, winning blues in the 1927 and 1928 Varsity Matches. Of Scottish descent, Hume was capped twice for Scotland as a centre three-quarter. He also represented Middlesex.
Hume served as a captain in the Royal Armoured Corps during World War II and was held as a German prisoner of war.
See also
References
- "All-Round Hume". Athletic News. 30 January 1928.
- "Rugby". Daily Express. 17 February 1928.
- "Rugby Blue A Prisoner". Leicester Evening Mail. 7 September 1940.
External links
- Jo Hume at ESPNscrum
- 1906 births
- 1976 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from the London Borough of Brent
- Rugby union centres
- Middlesex County RFU players
- Oxford University RFC players
- Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
- People educated at Mill Hill School
- People from Willesden
- English people of Scottish descent
- Royal Armoured Corps officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- World War II prisoners of war held by Germany
- British World War II prisoners of war