Doug Prentice

Doug Prentice
Prentice in New Zealand in 1930
Birth nameFrank Douglas Prentice
Date of birth21 September 1898
Place of birthLeicester, England
Date of death3 October 1962(1962-10-03) (aged 64)
Place of deathPaddington, England
SchoolWyggeston School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Prop
No. 8
Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1923–1931 Leicester Tigers 239 (575)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928 England 3 (0)
1930 British Lions 2 (6)

Frank Douglas Prentice (21 September 1898 – 3 October 1962)[1] was an English rugby union player and administrator who played 239 games for Leicester Tigers between 1923 and 1931, was captain of the 1930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia and served as Secretary of the Rugby Football Union between 1947 and 1962.

  1. ^ "Doug Prentice profile". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 28 May 2017.