John Elders
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 Elders as England head coach in 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 18, 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 May 2015 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Gosforth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Elders (18 December 1930 – 3 May 2015) was an English rugby union player and coach. He played with Leicester Tigers between 1953–1958, scoring the third most tries in the 1950s for his club (38).[1] Elders was also club captain for a number of seasons.
Elders coached the England team between 1972–1974.[2] He guided England to their first ever away win against New Zealand, and also coached England through an unbeaten tour of South Africa.[3] Elders played one game for Barbarian FC in the late 1950s.
Elders was the sports master at the Royal Grammar School between 1957–1982. Whilst teaching there he played and coached for Northern FC and Novocastrians Rugby Football Club. He joined Novocastrians whilst a teacher at the Royal Grammar School and was always an advocate for the club, helping bring many players to the club in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Elders captained Novocastrians Rugby Football Club from 1959–61.
He died on 3 May 2015, aged 84, after a long illness.
References
- ^ Sherrard, Gary (5 May 2015). "Ex-captain John Elders dies aged 84". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Thrilling win for Elders of the game". Evening Chronicle. 16 June 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Ex-England coach John Elders remembered as North East rugby pioneer". Evening Chronicle. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.