Lionel Edward Weston (born 22 February 1947) played for the

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team.http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/7882.html Lionel Weston Profile on scrum.com

Life

Weston was born on 22 February 1947 at Wenlock in

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. He was educated at

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. Weston’s test debut was against

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at Colombes on 26 February 1972. He played one further game for

against Scotland at Murrayfield on 18 March 1972. In terms of club rugby, Weston played for

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and Rosslyn Park. He is often quoted for his remark, ‘I don’t know why prop forwards play rugby’. On 17 May 2019, Weston was awarded the title of Friend of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weston, Lionel 1947 births Living people England international rugby union players Bedford Blues players West of Scotland FC players Rosslyn Park F.C. players People educated at Bedford Modern School Rugby union scrum-halves Rugby union players from Shropshire