Richard Heaton Guest (12 March 1918 – May 2012) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Prescot, Guest was educated at Cowley School, St Helens, and Liverpool University.[2]

Guest, a Waterloo winger, was still a teenager when he made his representative debut for Lancashire and won the first of his four County titles in 1938, on his 20th birthday.[3]

In 1939, Guest broke into the England line up, featuring on the wing in all three of their Home Nations matches.[3]

Guest served as a Royal Artillery captain during World War II and in 1942 was attached to the Sudan Defence Forces.[3]

From 1947 to 1949, Guest was capped a further nine times for England, making him one of only three to have represented the team both sides of the war, along with Jack Heaton (his cousin) and Tommy Kemp).[3]

Guest was an England selector between 1963 and 1966.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "R. H. Guest An England Reserve". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 March 1938.
  2. ^ "Heaton and Guest stir memories of the past". Liverpool Echo. 5 April 1980.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Flying Below the Radar". World Rugby Museum. 9 April 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickie_Guest
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