Frank Douglas Prentice

Frank Douglas Prentice

Frank Douglas Prentice was born in 1897 and educated at Wyggeston School. He played at number 8 for Leicester and in three internationals for England in 1928. In 1930 he captained the British Isles on their tour of Australasia and scored 49 points in eight matches, including one test, in New Zealand. He also led the team in the only test against Australia in Sydney. He played in four consecutive Mobbs Memorial Matches for the Barbarians and was captain in 1930. In 1936 he was manager of the Great Britain team that played 10 fixtures in Argentina. In World War II he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel. He was secretary of the Rugby Football Union from 1947 to 1962. Doug Prentice died on 3 October 1962.