Nigel Edgar Horton (born 13 April 1948) is a former

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international

rugby union player Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

. He toured

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in 1977 with the

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and at the time played club rugby for

Moseley Rugby Football Club Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club is an English rugby union club, based in Birmingham, that compete in the third tier of English rugby. They were historically the premier rugby club in Birmingham, reaching the final of the John Player Cup three ti ...

and St Claude rugby club in FranceNigel Horton BBC interview
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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 {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub