14 Apr 2025
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Bryan West, 1948-2025
Former England Men’s flanker Bryan West has died aged 76.
West won his first cap for England in 1968 and was selected for the British & Irish Lions Tour to South Africa in 1968. He also represented the Barbarians in 1969.
At domestic level he played for Northampton Saints before moving to Rugby League’s Wakefield Trinity in 1970.
He continued to be involved in rugby even after retiring from the sport by becoming a PE teacher, imparting his knowledge and love of rugby to the next generation in his role as director of sport at Millfield Prep School.
He was later diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, which he lived with for 26 years. Sadly, on 25th January 2025 he passed away in Poole Hospital with pneumonia.
