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Alan John Wordsworth (born 9 November 1953) is an English former rugby union international. Wordsworth, born in Thornton Heath, studied at Whitgift School and Cambridge University. A fly-half, Wordsworth was capped once for England, while a member of the squad that toured Australia in 1975. On the bench for the first Test at the
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, Wordsworth got his opportunity after only 13 minutes when fly-half Neil Bennett had to come off injured. He picked up an injury himself to rule him out of the second Test in Brisbane. Wordsworth played for
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and Harlequins.


See also

* List of England national rugby union players


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wordsworth, Alan 1953 births Living people English rugby union players England international rugby union players Rugby union players from the London Borough of Croydon People from Thornton Heath People educated at Whitgift School Alumni of the University of Cambridge Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players Harlequin F.C. players Rugby union fly-halves