Robert Bradley (rugby union)

Robert Bradley (15 March 1873 – 3 August 1952) was an English international rugby union player.^[1]

Robert Bradley

Date of birth	(1873-03-15)15 March 1873
Place of birth	Crossgate, County Durham, England
Date of death	3 August 1952(1952-08-03) (aged 79)
Place of death	Seaton Carew, County Durham, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1903 England 1 (0)

A forward, Bradley played for West Hartlepool and represented his native County Durham from 1899 to 1903.^[2]

Bradley's only England cap came in 1903 when he featured in their pack against Wales at Swansea.^[3] He is believed to have been the first policeman to play for England and had close to 30 years of police service, which he ended as a sergeant in Darlington, after previously being stationed in the Hartlepool area.^[2]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players