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Past Presidents of the RFU

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Presidents of the Rugby Football Union since its formation, 26th January 1871

Name Location Date
A Rutter Richmond 1871-72,  1872-73, 1873-74
F Stokes Blackheath 1874-75
L J Maton Wimbledon 1875-76
C D Heatley Richmond 1876-77, 1877-78
A G Guillemard West Kent 1878-79, 1879-80, 1880-81, 1881-82
J Maclaren Manchester 1882-83, 1883-84
F I Currey Malborough Nomads 1884-85, 1885-86
L Stokes Blackheath 1886-87, 1887-88
A Budd Blackheath 1888-89
H W Garnett Yorkshire 1889-90
E T Gurton Richmond 1890-91, 1891-92
W Cail Northumberland 1892-93, 1893-94
R Walker Manchester 1894-95, 1895-96
R W Whalley Middlesex 1896-97, 1897-98
J W H Thorp Cheshire 1898-99, 1899-1900
F H Fox Somerset 1900-01, 1901-02
M Newsome Yorkshire 1902-03, 1903-04
G Rowland Hill Kent 1904-05, 1905-06, 1906-07
C A Crane Midlands 1907-08, 1908-09
T C Pring Devon 1909-10, 1910-11
A M Crook Lancashire 1911-12, 1912-13
A Hartley Yorkshire 1913-14, 1919-20
E Prescott Middlesex 1920-21, 1921-22
R Henzell Northumberland 1922-23
M F Waters Surrey 1923-24
W S Donne Somerset 1924-25
H E Ferens Durham 1925-26
J Baxter Cheshire 1926-27
Vice Admiral P Royds Royal Navy 1927-28
V H Cartwright South Africa 1928-29
W T Pearce Gloucestershire 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32
A D Stoop Central District 1932-33
R F Oakes Yorkshire 1933-34
J Milnes Lancashire 1934-35
J E Greenwood Cambridge University 1935-36, 1936-37
Major General B A Hill The Army 1937-38, 1938-39
G C Robinson Northumberland 1939-40
J Daniell Central District 1945-46, 1946-47
Colonel B C Hartley The Army 1947-48
L G Brown New South Wales 1948-49
E Watts Moses Durham 1949-50
Sir Wavell Wakefield Middlesex 1950-51
H Cleaver Warwickshire 1951-52
P Holman Cornwall 1952-53
J Brunton Northumberland 1953-54
W C Ramsay Middlesex 1954-55
L Clifford Yorkshire 1955
W B Gibbs Kent 1955-56
Surgeon Rear Admiral L B Osborne Royal Navy 1956-57
A Marshall East Midlands 1957-58
Wing Commander J Lawson Royal Air Force 1958-59
J A Tallent Central District 1959-60
A T Voyce Gloucestershire 1960-61
Major General R G S Hobbs The Army 1961-62
C H Gadney Middlesex 1962-63
A G Butler Oxfordshire 1963-64
Sir Lawrie Edwards Nortumberland 1964-65
Air Marshall Sir Augustus Walker Royal Air Force 1965-66
D H Harrison Dorset & Wilts 1966-67
J R Locker Lancashire 1967-68
J T W Berry Leicestershire 1968-69
Dudley T Kemp Hampshire 1969-70
Sir William Ramsay Past President 1970-71
Dr T A Kemp Cambridge University 1971-72
R M A Kingswell Yorkshire 1972-73
M R Steele-Bodger Central District 1973-74
K H Chapman Middlesex 1974-75
G Tarn Bainbridge Durham 1975-76
R E G Jeeps Eastern Counties 1976-77
Sir Anthony Wharton Notts, Lincs & Derby 1977-78
S R Couchman Surrey 1978-79
A W Ramsay Oxford University 1979-80
J MACG Kendall-Carpenter RFSU 1980-81
D K Brooks Surrey 1981-82
J V Smiths Gloucestershire 1982-83
C R Jacobs East Midlands 1983-84
A E Agar Middlesex 1984-85
Brigadier D W Shuttleworth The Army 1985-86
A A Grimsdell Buckinghamshire & Central District 1986-87
J Burgess Lancashire 1987-88
J R Simpson Leicestershire 1988-89
D L Sanders Central District 1989-90
Captain M A Pearey Royal Navy 1990-91
Sir Peter Yarranton Middlesex 1991-92
D D Serfontein Northumberland 1992-93
I D S Beer Cambridge University 1993-94
D H Easby Berkshire 1994-95
W J Bishop Cornwall 1995-96
J T Richardson Warkwickshire 1996-97
P G Brook Central District 1997-98
P C Trunkfield Buckinghamshire 1998-99
J H Addison Notts, Lincs & Derby 1999-2000
D P Rogers OBE Privelage Member 2000-01
R S Manock Yorkshire 2001-02
W G D Morgan Students RFU 2002-03
R W Horner Kent 2003-04
M S Phillips Lancashire 2004-05
L C K Angel Hampshire 2005-06
R A G Rogers Sussex 2006-07
J Owen Cumbria 2007-2010
R Appleby Northumberland 2010-
     
F Baron   CEO 1998-2010
J Steele Northampton CEO 2010-2011
     

 

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