Jeff Butterfield
| Player information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Butterfield | |
| birthday | August 9, 1929 | |
| place of birth | Heckmondwike , Yorkshire , England | |
| date of death | April 30, 2004 | |
| Place of death | Sweet peas , Northamptonshire , England | |
| society | ||
| society | - | |
| position | Inner three quarters | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
| Northampton Saints | 227 | |
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 1953-1959 1955 |
England British and Irish Lions |
28 (15) 4 (12) |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Butterfield (born August 9, 1929 in Heckmondwike , Yorkshire , England , † April 30, 2004 in Wicken , Northamptonshire , England) was an English rugby union player and is considered the best English inner three-quarters of his time due to his passing skills .
Butterfield grew up in Heckmondwike and went to Whitcliffe Mount Grammar School in Cleckheaton . There he attended the rugby league games of the local club as a young boy and thus came into contact with rugby for the first time. He was particularly impressed by the player Willie Davies and had an influence on his own way of playing. After graduating from school, he went to Loughborough College, where he received a sports diploma. He then taught as a physical education teacher at Wellingborough Grammar School.
Butterfield began his playing career with the Northampton Saints , for which he played 227 games. He also played for the Yorkshire regional selection. In 1953 he ran for the first time for the English national team against France . In six years he was used in 28 consecutive games. During this time, England won the Five Nations four times , including the Triple Crown and a Grand Slam twice .
In 1955 Butterfield was nominated for the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa . In three of the four test matches he made one attempt each . Along with Cliff Morgan and Tony O'Reilly , he was one of the tour's most outstanding players. Four years later he should be in the Lions squad again, but he was injured in the run-up to the tour to New Zealand .
After his playing career, Butterfield first worked in the paint industry before opening the rugby club in London and operating it for over 25 years. In 1956 he married Barbara Kirton and they had a son together. He died on April 30, 2004 after suffering from cancer for years.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Butterfield, Jeff |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Butterfield, Jeffrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English rugby player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heckmondwike , Yorkshire , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 2004 |
| Place of death | Sweet peas , Northamptonshire , England |