Bob Mordell (born 2 July 1953) is an English former professional

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and

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footballer, and also a manager. He played

as a professional for

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham ...

( Heritage № 837),

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and Fulham RLFC ( Heritage № 80). He played as a . He was the manager at

. He represented

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on one occasion. At club level his played his rugby union for Rosslyn Park, and represented

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at county level. He played as a flanker.

Rugby union

He played his early rugby for the Thamesians club. Mordell played

for Rosslyn Park during the 1970s, and was in the

team that won the

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in 1976. He played international

for

, with his sole appearance coming against

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in the opening match of the 1978 Five Nations. Mordell went on the 1979 tour of Japan with England but did not feature in the test matches.

Rugby league

Mordell signed professional terms with

in 1979. Whilst at Oldham he had his jaw broken by fellow rugby union convert Paul Woods. Mordell signed for Kent Invicta before their début season in 1983 for £13,500. The well-respected attacking forward was named as captain of the fledgling

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outfit.

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Brendan Gallagher: The one cap wonders woefully short-changed
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mordell, Bob 1953 births Living people British rugby league administrators England international rugby union players English rugby league coaches English rugby league players English rugby union players Kent Invicta captains Kent Invicta coaches Kent Invicta players London Broncos players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Rosslyn Park F.C. players Rugby league players from Greater London Rugby league second-rows Rugby union flankers