British Lions & England international rugby union player
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Dusty Hare
Born
William Henry Hare
(1952-11-29) 29 November 1952 (age 71)
Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England
Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Fullback
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1971–1976
Nottingham R.F.C.
176
(1,578)
1976–1989
Leicester Tigers
394
(4,507)
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
1974–1984
England
25
(240)
1983
British Lions
Cricket information
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1971–1977
Nottinghamshire
FC debut
30 June 1971 Nottinghamshire v Oxford University
Last FC
25 May 1977 Nottinghamshire v Essex
LA debut
20 August 1972 Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire
Last LA
25 June 1975 Nottinghamshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition
First-class
List A
Matches
10
7
Runs scored
171
58
Batting average
12.21
11.6
100s/50s
0/0
0/0
Top score
36
24
Balls bowled
24
–
Wickets
0
–
Bowling average
–
–
5 wickets in innings
–
–
10 wickets in match
–
–
Best bowling
–
–
Catches/stumpings
5/0
3/1
Source: CricketArchive, 4 December 2008
William Henry "Dusty" HareMBE (born 29 November 1952) is a former international England rugby union footballer who played fullback.
Hare holds the world record for points scored in a first-class rugby career, with 7,337 points.[1]
He was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire and attended the Magnus Grammar School (now Magnus Church of England School).
^"Dusty Hare: From Tiger to Saint". Northampton Saints. 14 April 2016.
William Henry "Dusty" Hare MBE (born 29 November 1952) is a former international England rugby union footballer who played fullback. Hare holds the world...
title in November with an undefeated record. On 25 April 1981 Tigers' DustyHare broke the world record for points scored in first-class fixtures with...
players in bold. Most points: 4,507 – DustyHare Most league points: 1,180 – Tim Stimpson Most cup points: 531 – DustyHare Most European points: 406 – Andy...
Blakeway Tony Bond John Carleton Maurice Colclough Fran Cotton Paul Dodge DustyHare John Horton Nigel Horton Tony Neary Nick Preston Mike Rafter John Scott...
Bond John Carleton Maurice Colclough Les Cusworth Huw Davies Paul Dodge DustyHare Bob Hesford Nick Jeavons Gary Pearce Marcus Rose John Scott Mike Slemen...
Colclough Barrie Corless Fran Cotton Robin Cowling Peter Dixon Paul Dodge DustyHare Alastair Hignell Nigel Horton Charles Kent Andy Maxwell Bob Mordell Tony...
Carleton Maurice Colclough David Cooke Fran Cotton Huw Davies Paul Dodge DustyHare Bob Hesford John Horton Nick Jeavons Mike Rafter Marcus Rose Gordon Sargent...
Maurice Colclough David Cooke Les Cusworth Huw Davies Andy Dun Jon Hall DustyHare Gary Pearce Paul Rendall John Scott Paul Simpson Mike Slemen Rory Underwood...
Boyle John Carleton Maurice Colclough Les Cusworth Huw Davies Paul Dodge DustyHare Bob Hesford John Horton Nick Jeavons Steve Mills Gary Pearce John Scott...
Ford 414 4. Paul Grayson 400 5. Rob Andrew 396 6. Toby Flood 301 7. Jonathan Webb 296 8. Charlie Hodgson 269 9. DustyHare 240 10. Rory Underwood 210...
Elders Mike Burton Fran Cotton Peter Dixon David Duckham Geoff Evans DustyHare Nigel Horton Tony Jorden Tony Neary Alan Old John Pullin (c.) Chris Ralston...
was the first to top their points scoring list in a debut season since DustyHare in 1976–77. His debut game was in the first game of the season, against...
7, won 6, drawn 1. On 25 April 1981 Tigers traveled to Moseley, where DustyHare broke the world record for points scored in first class fixtures. His...
O DustyHare N John Duggan M Paul Dodge L Brian Hall (c) K Bob Barker J Bleddyn Jones I Steve Kenney G Dave Forfar H Garry Adey F Steve Johnson E Arthur...
Derek Morgan Coach: Dick Greenwood Captain: John Scott (Cardiff) 31 caps DustyHare (Leicester) 23 caps Nick Stringer (Wasps) 2 caps Mark Bailey (Cambridge...
John Carleton (Orrell and England), Gwyn Evans (Maesteg and Wales), DustyHare (Leicester and England) Terry Holmes (Cardiff and Wales) David Irwin (Instonians...
teams to England honours; Peter Wheeler, Clive Woodward, Paul Dodge, DustyHare, Les Cusworth, Dean Richards to name a few. He was affectionally known...
1976-03-06 Ireland 53 Robin Cowling Prop England 1977-01-15 Scotland 54 DustyHare Full back England 1978-01-21 France 55 Paul Dodge Centre England 1978-02-04...
Creative Arts[citation needed] Sir Mark Grundy, headteacher[citation needed] DustyHare MBE, rugby player[citation needed] Samuel Reynolds Hole Dean of Rochester...
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