580Dusty Hare
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DustyHare

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Age72
Weight80KG
Height1.77M
  • Date of Birth29 / 11 / 1952
  • Lions Tours1983
  • International CapsEngland
  • Lions Origin SchoolsMagnus GS Newark
  • Lions Origin ClubsNewark, Barbarians, Leicester Tigers, Nottingham RFC

A legend of the English game, Dusty Hare’s world record for points scored in a first class rugby career – 7,337 – remains unbroken since his retirement in 1989.

Indeed he was a prodigious sportsman and played several cricket matches for Nottinghamshire before concentrating on his rugby career with Leicester Tigers.

He had made his England debut in 1974 – while still playing rugby with Nottingham – but was however forced to wait another nine years to make his one and only Lions Tour.

Though he did not appear against the All Blacks in a Lions jersey, his trusty boot from full-back saw him haul in 88 points from a combined six games on Tour in 1983.

Hare was also a farmer during his playing days but sold his business in 2001 and eventually joined Leicester’s rivals, Northampton Saints, as a recruitment and development manager.