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Jasper Bartlett

Jasper Bartlett
Full nameJasper Twining Bartlett
Date of birth(1924-10-17)17 October 1924
Place of birthBirmingham, England
Date of death16 January 1969(1969-01-16) (aged 44)
Place of deathLiverpool, England
SchoolBirkenhead Institute
UniversityLiverpool University
Occupation(s)Engineer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1951 England 1 (0)

Jasper Twining Bartlett (17 October 1924 – 16 January 1969) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Born in Birmingham, Bartlett was a versatile forward and took up rugby at Birkenhead Institute.[2]

Bartlett began playing for Waterloo in 1942 and while studying engineering competed for Liverpool University. In 1949, Bartlett won a County Championship with Cheshire. He was capped for England as a lock against Wales in a 1951 Five Nations match at Swansea. He captained both Cheshire and Combined Universities in representative matches.[3]

In his later years, Bartlett lived in West Derby, Liverpool, where he died at the age of 44 in 1969.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "A long road back for Bartlett". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 January 1954.
  2. ^ a b "The gentle giant of Rugby dies at 44". Liverpool Echo. 17 January 1969.
  3. ^ "Obituary". The Guardian. 18 January 1969.
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