Full name Richard Eric Gautrey Jeeps
Born
November 25, 1931, Chesterton
Died
October 8, 2016, Newmarket (aged 84 years 318 days)
Major teams British and Irish Lions, England
Position Scrum-half
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Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | GfM | Won | Lost | Draw | % | |
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All Tests | 1955-1962 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 55.4 |
British and Irish Lions | 1955-1962 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 34.61 |
England | 1956-1962 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 66.66 |
Five/Six Nations | 1956-1962 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 68.18 |
Test debut | South Africa v British and Irish Lions at Johannesburg, Aug 6, 1955 match details |
Last Test | South Africa v British and Irish Lions at Bloemfontein, Aug 25, 1962 match details |
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England scrum-half Dickie Jeeps made his Test debut for the Lions before his England bow, one of a small number of players to do so. An intelligent player with great service, he formed an wonderful partnership with Welsh fly-half Cliff Morgan on the 1955 tour to South Africa. Jeeps would make his England bow in January 1956 against Morgan's Wales, but was unceremoniously dropped following a defeat. He regained his place a year later and would go on to captain his country on 13 occasions - also the number of caps he garnered for the Lions before his final Test, again in red and against the Springboks.
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