Curly Hammond (1879–1963) was a rugby union international who represented

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from 1905 to 1908.Curly Hammond Profile on scrum.com
/ref> He also captained his country.

Early life

Curly Hammond was born on 3 October 1879 in Pontefract and educated at

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Rugby union career

Hammond made his international debut on 18 March 1905 at

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in the

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match. Of the 8 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 3 occasions. He played his final match for England on 8 February 1908 at

in the

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match.

References

1879 births 1963 deaths English rugby union players England international rugby union players Rugby union forwards People educated at Bedford School Middlesex County RFU players Rugby union players from Pontefract {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub