Post-WW2 England father/son capped combinations

IVOR & PETER PREECE Coventry fly-half Ivor played 12 times for England and captained the side between 1948-51. He was also capped by the 1950 Lions, playing outside the great Jackie Kyle at inside-centre in the 9-9 draw in Dunedin. Broadstreet RFC’s ground is named after him. Peter also won a dozen caps while at Coventry, including 11 starts at centre and an appearance off the bench on the wing in his farewell international against Wales in 1996. Nicknamed “beep-beep” (after the roadrunner cartoon character), due to his lightning quick pace.

DICK & WILL GREENWOOD Chorley-born Dick played for Waterloo for most of his career. He also represented Cambridge University, played for North of England against the All Blacks in 1967 and won five full caps for England, captaining them in his final game, a 17-15 defeat to Ireland in the 1969 Five Nations. He went on to coach England between 1983 and 1985 and was then influential in Rugby Union’s transition to professionalism in the late 1990s. Son Will won 55 caps for his country and played a key role in England’s 2003 World Cup win before becoming a respected TV analyst.

JOHN & ROB FIDLER John Fidler was an abrasive lock who made 281 appearances for Gloucester and won four England caps between 1981 and 1984. He also played for Gloucestershire in five County Championship-winning sides in the 1970’s and 80’s. Rob was an England tourist on the 1998 ‘Tour to Hell’, where he was capped in the defeats to both New Zealand and South Africa. He was also a loyal and long-serving second row for Gloucester until moving to arch-rivals Bath later on in his career.

NICK & BEN AND TOM YOUNGS Nick won five caps at scrum-half in the late 70s/early 80s, most notably in the 1983 win over the All Blacks at Twickenham which handed the aforementioned Dick Greenwood a winning start as England manager. Sons Ben and Tom have both followed in their father’s footsteps, becoming mainstays of the Leicester team and winning 100 England caps between them.

ANDY & OWEN FARRELL Andy played at the highest level in both codes, but his best days were behind him by the time he won seven caps at centre in 2007, including three appearances at that year’s Rugby World Cup. Owen has by far and away eclipsed anything his father achieved in a white jersey, captaining his country and scoring 726 points from 76 Tests, a tally bettered only by Jonny Wilkinson.

ROB & ALEX LOZOWSKI A member of the one-cap club, Rob is now taking huge pleasure in seeing his son, Alex, blossom into a fine midfield talent. Alex has the distinction of never being on the losing side in his five Tests, all of them at centre.