Malcolm Phillips

Malcolm Phillips
Birth name	Malcolm Stanley Phillips
Date of birth	3 March 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth	Prestbury, Cheshire, England
School	Arnold School, Blackpool
University	Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Centre
Senior career
Years	Team
? ; ? ; ?	Fylde Rugby Club; Barbarian FC; Lancashire
International career
Years	Team
1958-1964	England

Malcolm Phillips is a former rugby union international player who represented England from 1958 to 1964.^[1] He was President of the Rugby Football Union in 2004–05, and also served on the International Rugby Board.

Youth and playing career

Phillips was born on 3 March 1935 in Prestbury.^[1] He was educated at Arnold School in Blackpool.^[2] He then went on to study history at Oxford University, Trinity College, where he played rugby representing the university.

Phillips made his international debut on 1 February 1958 at Twickenham in the England vs Australia match.^[1] Of the 25 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 11 occasions.^[1] Phillips was known for his running skills and speed that could challenge defences.^[3] He played his final match for England on 21 March 1964 at Murrayfield in the Scotland vs England match.^[1]

Rugby administrator

Since retirement from playing rugby, Phillips has been active as an administrator. He was President of the Rugby Football Union in 2004/5, during which time he tried to play peacemaker between the squabbling between the chairman of the RFU's management board Graeme Cattermole, and the union's chief executive Francis Baron.^[4] Phillips has also served on the International Rugby Board. He is currently actively involved in the administration of Fylde Rugby Club.^[2]