Record

CodeDS/UK/1912
Dates1937-2023
Person NameRisman; Augustus Beverley Walter 'Bev' (1937-2023); OBE; English rugby union and rugby league player
SurnameRisman
ForenamesAugustus Beverley Walter 'Bev'
TitleOBE
EpithetEnglish rugby union and rugby league player
ActivityFly-half, played for England (1959-1961, 8 caps, 8 points) and British and Irish Lions (1959, 4 caps, 10 points), and rugby league for Leigh, Leeds and Great Britain (5 caps, 40 points). Later President of the Rugby Football League.
RelationshipsSon of Augustus John Ferdinand 'Gus' Risman (1911-1994), Welsh rugby union player and professional rugby league footballer capped by Wales and England, one of a handful of league players who have done so.
Dates and PlacesBorn 23 November 1937, Salford, Lancashire, died 22 June 2023, aged 85.
Archive Catalogue
RefNoTitle
BML/1/1/6Big sheet and bundle, England versus Scotland, Twickenham, 21 March 1959
BML/1/7/3Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 14 February 1959.
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