Bob Mordell

Bob Mordell (born 2 July 1953) is an English former professional rugby union and rugby league footballer, and also a manager. He played rugby league as a professional for Oldham, Kent Invicta and Fulham RLFC. He played as a second-row. He was the manager at Kent Invicta.^[4] He represented England in rugby union on one occasion.^[5] At club level his played his rugby union for Wasps FC, including their tour to Kenya in 1973, and Rosslyn Park, and represented Middlesex at county level.^[6] He played as a flanker.

Bob Mordell

Personal information
Full name	Robert John Mordell
Born	(1953-07-02) 2 July 1953 (age 72) Twickenham, London, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	15 st 0 lb (95 kg)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Flanker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Rosslyn Park Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1978 England 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1979–83 Oldham 73 10 0 0 30 1983–84 Kent Invicta 1985–?? Fulham RLFC Total 73 10 0 0 30
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1983–84 Kent Invicta 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3] As of 19 May 2017

Rugby union

He played his early rugby for the Thamesians club.^[7]

Mordell played rugby union for Rosslyn Park during the 1970s, and was in the Middlesex team that won the County Championship in 1976.^[8]

He played international rugby union for England, with his sole appearance coming against Wales in the opening match of the 1978 Five Nations.^[5] Mordell went on the 1979 tour of Japan with England but did not feature in the test matches.^[9]

Rugby league

Mordell signed professional terms with Oldham in 1979.^[9] Whilst at Oldham he had his jaw broken by fellow rugby union convert Paul Woods.^[10]

Mordell signed for Kent Invicta before their début season in 1983 for £13,500.^[4] The well-respected attacking forward was named as captain of the fledgling Kent outfit.^[11]