Nigel Edgar Horton (born 13 April 1948) is a former
England
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international
rugby union player
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. He toured
New Zealand
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in 1977 with the
British and Irish Lions
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and at the time played club rugby for
Moseley Rugby Football Club
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and St Claude rugby club in France
Nigel Horton BBC interview
Daily Motion
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1948 births
Living people
English rugby union players
British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England
England international rugby union players
Moseley Rugby Football Club players
Rugby union players from Birmingham, West Midlands
Rugby union locks
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