Andrew Hurst

Andrew Charles Brunel Hurst (1 October 1935 – 15 March 2011) was an English international rugby union player.

Andrew Hurst
Full nameAndrew Charles Brunel Hurst
Date of birth(1935-10-01)1 October 1935
Place of birthCairo, Egypt
Date of death15 March 2011(2011-03-15) (aged 75)
SchoolDragon School
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Occupation(s)Solicitor
Rugby union career
Position(s)Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1962England1(0)

Born in Cairo, Egypt, Hurst was the youngest son of hydrologist Harold Edwin Hurst and a descendant of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Raised in Oxfordshire, Hurst was educated at the Dragon School and University of Oxford.[1]

An Oxfordshire Youth Services product, Hurst played his senior rugby with Wasps and was capped once by England, as a winger against Scotland at Murrayfield during the 1962 Five Nations Championship.[2]

Hurst was a solicitor by profession. He met his wife Bernadita Barriga on a rugby union tour to Chile.[3]

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