Christopher Story Wardlow (12 July 1942 – 11 February 2024) was an English

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international. A

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product, Wardlow was capped six times by

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and debuted in a win over the

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at Twickenham in 1969, substituting injured fullback

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in the final minutes of the match. He was an England centre in all four Tests of the 1971 Five Nations and in that year's Centenary match against Scotland at Murrayfield. Wardlow, who also played for

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and

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, made the British Lions squad for the 1971 to New Zealand and Australia but missed the trip after breaking his jaw while playing for Northern Counties. Wardlow died from complications of Alzheimer's disease in Carlisle, on 11 February 2024, at the age of 81.Christopher Wardlow
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wardlow, Chris 1942 births 2024 deaths English rugby union players England international rugby union players Rugby union players from Carlisle, Cumbria Rugby union centres Carlisle RFC players Northampton Saints players Coventry R.F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen

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