Colin Charles Bishop (5 October 1903 – 4 March 1980) was an English international

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player. Born in

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, Bishop was primarily a stand-off, but also played centre. Bishop gained a

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rugby blue in 1925 and also played for Blackheath. He won his solitary

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cap against France in a 1927 Five Nations match in Paris, forming a halfback partnership with his Blackheath and varsity teammate Arthur Young, but they couldn't make an impact in a 0–3 loss.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Colin 1903 births 1980 deaths English rugby union players England international rugby union players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union players from London People from Hampstead Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players Blackheath F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen

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