Fran Clough
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| University | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francis John Clough is a retired England rugby union player who played as a centre four times for England in the period 1986-7, including the 1987 Rugby World Cup. He was born November 1, 1962, in Wigan.[1] He played rugby league for England Schoolboys in 1979. Clough initially studied at Durham University, where he made appearances for Durham University RFC and graduated with a degree in Applied Physics in 1984.[2][3] He moved on to Cambridge – at the time it was commonplace for Cambridge to recruit Durham graduates to represent Cambridge University RFC.[4][5]
Brian Moore once placed him in his all time touring 15.[6] During his career he played club rugby for Orrell R.U.F.C., Wasps RFC[7] and Bedford Blues.
Fran Clough is the Surmaster at St Paul’s School, London.
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Orrell R.U.F.C. players
- Wasps RFC players
- Bedford Blues players
- Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
- Durham University RFC players
- Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham
- Rugby union players from Wigan
- 1987 Rugby World Cup players
- Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
- 20th-century English sportsmen