Bill Beaumont

January 4, 2024
Rugby Player

Quick Facts

Bill Beaumont
Full Name Bill Beaumont
Occupation Rugby Player
Date Of Birth Mar 9, 1952(1952-03-09)
Age 72
Birthplace Chorley
Country United Kingdom
Birth City England
Horoscope Pisces

Bill Beaumont Biography

Name Bill Beaumont
Birthday Mar 9
Birth Year 1952
Place Of Birth Chorley
Home Town England
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Pisces
Spouse Hilary Beaumont
Children(s) Josh Beaumont, Daniel Beaumont

Bill Beaumont is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Player who was born on March 9, 1952 in Chorley, England, United Kingdom. Former lock from England as well as a player for Lancashire between 1972 and 1982. Later, he was chairman of the Rugby Football Union.

Both he and He and Lawrence Dallaglio are both former English national rugby union team captains. are both former English union rugby team national captains.

Bill Beaumont was educated at Cressbrook School, Kirkby Lonsdale where another England and British Lions player, John Spencer also went and Ellesmere College in Shropshire. He joined Fylde Rugby Club, Lancashire, in 1969 when he was 17 years old and stayed with the club till injury forced his retirement in 1982.

Beaumont won 34 caps for England, then a record for a lock, and was captain 21 times. He made his international debut as a 22-year-old in Dublin in 1975 as a late replacement for Roger Uttley. He toured Australia in 1975, Japan, Fiji and Tonga in 1979, and Argentina in 1981 with England. He played 15 times for the Barbarians, including the match against the All Blacks in 1978.

His family owns an enterprise in the textile industry that was located in Lancashire, England.

Bill Beaumont Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Rugby Player
House Living in own house.

Bill Beaumont is one of the richest Rugby Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bill Beaumont 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He first began participating in Fylde Rugby Club as a 17-year-old in the year.

He recorded a record-breaking thirty-four caps in England as an ax.

Sir William Blackledge Beaumont, CBE, DL (born 9 March 1952 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) is a former rugby union player, and was captain of the England rugby union team, earning 34 caps. His greatest moment as captain was the unexpected 1980 Grand Slam. He played as a lock.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 6 ft 3 in

Bill Beaumont height 6 ft 3 in Bill weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Bill Beaumont Dating?

According to our records, Bill Beaumont married to Hilary Beaumont. As of December 1, 2023, Bill Beaumont’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2007 the Rugby Football Union announced that the winners of the English County Championship would be awarded the Bill Beaumont Cup.

Facts & Trivia

Bill Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Bill Beaumont celebrates birthday on March 9 of every year.

Beaumont has represented England since 1999 on the International Rugby Board. He was the tour manager for the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. In January 2012 he put his name forward to become the next Rugby Football Union chairman, and was appointed as the chairman on 8 July 2012. He then applied for the role of Chairman of World Rugby to replace Bernard Lapasset and on 11 May 2016 he was unanimously elected to the office, with his tenure beginning on 1 July 2016.

Why did Bill Beaumont retire from rugby?

Beaumont retired from rugby in 1982 on medical advice from doctors, because of successive concussions.

How old is Bill Beaumont?

70 years (March 9, 1952)

When did Bill Beaumont play for England?

SpanMat
All Tests| 1975-1982| 41
England| 1975-1982| 34
British and Irish Lions| 1977-1980| 7
Five/Six Nations| 1975-1982| 26

What position did Beaumont play?

He played as a forward for the 1st team after a trial period as a fullback. His father also played for Fylde Rugby Club and it was he who suggested that the club should give Beaumont a trial. He went on to play at Fylde until 1982 when injury forced him to retire from the game – a one-club man until the end.

Who runs world rugby?

AbbreviationWR
CEO| Alan Gilpin
Affiliations| International Olympic Committee
Website| World Rugby

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