Brian Black (sportsman)

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Brian Black
Full nameBrian Henry Black
Date of birth(1907-05-27)27 May 1907
Place of birthSouth Africa
Date of death29 July 1940(1940-07-29) (aged 33)
Place of deathChilmark, Wiltshire, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker / No. 8
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1930–33 England 10 (30)
1930 Great Britain 5 (4)
Medal record
Bobsleigh
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1937 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man
Gold medal – first place 1937 St. Moritz Four-man

Brian Henry Black (27 May 1907 - 29 July 1940) was an English rugby union international and bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.[1]

At the 1937 FIBT World Championships, Black won gold medals in both the two-man and four-man bobsleigh events.

References[edit]

  1. ^ McCrery, Nigel (28 February 2018). Final Scrum: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Second World War. Pen and Sword. ISBN 1473894522.

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