Stanley Randall Couchman (10 August 1913 – 20 November 1992) was an English international

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player. Couchman was born in London and attended

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. A second row forward, Couchman competed for Old Cranleighans and was a regular representative player with Surrey, making 45 appearances for the county. He was an England trialist and in 1938 toured with the British Lions to South Africa, where he played 11 matches. After retiring, Couchman became an administrator and served as president of Surrey RFU from 1958 to 1961, then had a term as

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president in 1978–79. Couchman's son

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was a Conservative member of parliament for Gillingham.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Couchman, Stanley 1913 births 1992 deaths English rugby union players English rugby union executives Rugby union locks Rugby union players from London British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England People educated at Cranleigh School Surrey RFU players

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