Alexander Obolensky

Prince
Alexander Obolensky
Obolensky scored on his England winning debut over New Zealand in January 1936
Born(1916-02-17)17 February 1916
Died29 March 1940(1940-03-29) (aged 24)
Cause of deathAircrash
Resting placeIpswich New Cemetery, Suffolk
NationalityRussian (later British)
EducationBrasenose College, Oxford
OccupationRAF officer
Known forInternational rugby footballer
TitleHSH Prince
Parent(s)Prince Serge Obolensky
Princess Lubov' Naryshkina
RelativesObolensky family
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1934 Nottingham 3 (3)
1934–1940 Rosslyn Park 24 (63)
1934–1937 Oxford University 44 (87)
1934–1939 Leicester Tigers 17 (36)
1937–1939 Barbarians 7 (9)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1934 Notts, Lincs & Derbys 3 (3)
1936 England 4 (6)
1936 British Lions XV 6 (36)
1940 England XV (War time) 1 (0)

Prince Alexander Sergeevich Obolensky (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Оболенский; 17 February 1916 – 29 March 1940) was a Rurikid prince of Russian aristocratic descent who became a naturalised Briton,[1] having spent most of his life in England, and who went on to represent England in international rugby union. He was, and remains, popularly known as "The Flying Prince", "The Flying Slav", or simply as "Obo" to many sports fans.