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Andrew Hurst

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Andrew Hurst
Full nameAndrew Charles Brunel Hurst
Date of birth(1935-10-01)1 October 1935
Place of birthCairo, Egypt
Date of death15 March 2011(2011-03-15) (aged 75)
SchoolDragon School
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Occupation(s)Solicitor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1962 England 1 (0)

Andrew Charles Brunel Hurst (1 October 1935 – 15 March 2011) was an English international rugby union player.

Born in Cairo, Egypt, Hurst was the youngest son of hydrologist Harold Edwin Hurst and a descendant of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Raised in Oxfordshire, Hurst was educated at the Dragon School and University of Oxford.[1]

An Oxfordshire Youth Services product, Hurst played his senior rugby with Wasps and was capped once by England, as a winger against Scotland at Murrayfield during the 1962 Five Nations Championship.[2]

Hurst was a solicitor by profession. He met his wife Bernadita Barriga on a rugby union tour to Chile.[3]

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  1. ^ Ward, Robert (2013). Wealth and Notoriety. ISBN 1291334777.
  2. ^ "Scots favourites but England will be hard to beat". Daily Post. 17 March 1962.
  3. ^ Chipperfield, John (12 November 2012). "Rugby player caught bride". Oxford Mail.
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