William Thomas Treadwell (born 13 March 1939) is an English former international rugby union player.
| Full name | William Thomas Treadwell | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 March 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ealing, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Benedict's School, Ealing | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Dentist | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Ealing, Treadwell attended a Convent School during the war and was later educated at St Benedict's School.[1]
Treadwell, a hooker, made his first XV debut for Wasps at the age of 19 and played rugby with Guy's Hospital, while studying dentistry. He was capped three times for England in the 1966 Five Nations Championship.[2]
A dentist by profession, Treadwell practiced in Twyford and in 1987 became the official dental surgeon of the Rugby Football Union. He began a three-year term as Wasps club president in 1994.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "St Benedict's Ealing: Benny's have done the old monks proud". The Rugby Paper. 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Dentist risked own teeth playing rugby for England". Henley Standard. 30 September 2019.
- ^ "England on look out for their next tooth fairy". The Rugby Paper. 26 May 2018.
External links
edit- Bill Treadwell at ESPNscrum
- Bill Treadwell at England Rugby