Laurance Ivor Rimmer (31 May 1935 - 31 May 2012) was an English rugby union international.[1]
Rimmer, born in Liverpool, boarded at Birkenhead School and read geography at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[2]
An Oxford University blue, Rimmer was called up by England while playing for Bath in 1961, debuting as a flanker against the touring Springboks at Twickenham. He played all fours Tests of the 1961 Five Nations Championship.[2]
Rimmer served as headmaster of Framlingham College from 1971 to 1989.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Pen Pictures Of The Two County Teams". Western Morning News. 11 March 1961.
- ^ a b Shenton, Kenneth (11 July 2012). "Laurie Rimmer: Headmaster and rugby international". The Independent.
- ^ "Framlingham: Tributes to former college headmaster Laurie Rimmer who has died aged 77". East Anglian Daily Times. 7 June 2012.
External links
- Laurie Rimmer at ESPNscrum