Nick Drake-Lee

Nick Drake-Lee
Full name Nicholas James Drake-Lee
Date of birth (1942-04-07) 7 April 1942
Place of birth Kettering, England
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
196268 Leicester Tigers 73 (21)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
196365 England 8 (3)

Nicholas James Drake-Lee, commonly known as Nick Drake-Lee (born 7 April 1942, in Kettering)[1] was a rugby union prop who played 73 games for Leicester Tigers between 1962 and 1968; he represented England 8 times between 1963 and 1965. He was a Cambridge University blue between 1961 and 1963.

Drake-Lee made his Leicester debut against Bath on 6 January 1962 and played 10 times that season.[2]

He was a member of the Cambridge University rugby team in their undefeated 1961 season winning 14 games including the Varsity Match.[3]

Drake-Lee made his international debut for England on 19 January 1963 against Wales at Cardiff.[4] He played in all four games as England won the 1963 Five Nations Championship.


References

  1. "Nick Drake-Lee". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
  3. Frank Keating (6 December 2011). "University match greybeards gather to relive timeless battle of '61". Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. "Wales (0) 6 - 13 (5) England (FT)". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 27 November 2016.


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