David Brooks (rugby player)

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David Kenneth Brooks (1924-2002)

David Brooks or "Wrecker" as he was known to his friends is noted as having captained the 1968 lions and Presiding over the RFU from 1981-1982.

From his start in Surrey he eventually came to lead the British Lions to South Africa in 1968 where they began their tour with 6 opening provincial wins. This however was not to last as the Springboks were ready for them and got 5 points past to win with a final score of 25-20. Not too bad but this was mostly due to the expert kicking of TJ Kiernan. Although they lost the tour that year they managed some impressive scores in the provincial games where they claimed 15 wins in 16 matches.

D K Brooks went on to become President of the Rugby Football Union(RFU) from 1981 to 1982 and remained in rugby circles until his death in 2002. Aside of rugby, he was a devoted family man to four children and worked in the fruit imports business into which he led both his two sons.

THE 1968 LIONS
Backs: FPK Bresnihan (University College Dublin and Ireland), GC Connell (London Scottish and Scotland), TGR Davies (Cardiff and Wales), GO Edwards (Cardiff and Wales), CMH Gibson (North of Ireland and Ireland), R Hiller (Harlequins and England), AJW Hinshelwood (London Scottish and Scotland), KS Jarrett (Newport and Wales), B John (Cardiff and Wales), WK Jones (Cardiff and Wales), TJ Kiernan (capt) (Cork Constitution and Ireland), WH Raybould (London Welsh and Wales), MCR Richards (Cardiff and Wales), KF Savage (Northampton and England), JWC Turner (Gala and Scotland), RM Young (Queen's University Belfast and Ireland)

Forwards: RJ Arneil (Edinburgh Academicals and Scotland), MJ Coulman (Moseley and England), MG Doyle (Blackrock College and Ireland), KG Goodall (City of Derry and Ireland), AL Horton (Blackheath and England), PJ Larter (Northampton and England), WJ McBride (Ballymena and Ireland), S Millar (Ballymena and Ireland), JP O'Shea (Cardiff and Wales), JV Pullin (Bristol and England), PK Stagg (Sale and Scotland), J Taylor (London Welsh and Wales), RB Taylor (Northampton and England), JW Telfer (Melrose and Scotland), WD Thomas (Llanelli and Wales), BR West (Northampton and England), J Young (Harrogate and Wales)

Manager: DK Brooks, coach: AR Dawson
Results:
Lions 20-12 Western Transvaal
Lions 10-6 Western Province
Lions 24-6 South Western Districts
Lions 23-14 Eastern Province
Lions 17-5 Natal
Lions 32-6 Rhodesia
Lions 20-25 South Africa (Pretoria
Lions 25-5 North West Cape
Lions 23-0 South West Africa
Lions 6-14 Transvaal
Lions 6-6 South Africa (Port Elizabeth)
Lions 37-9 Eastern Transvaal
Lions 22-19 Northern Transvaal
Lions 11-3 Griqualand West
Lions 14-0 Boland
Lions 6-11 South Africa (Cape Town)
Lions 26-6 Border
Lions 9-3 Orange Free State
Lions 40-12 North East Cape
Lions 6-19 South Africa (Johannesburg)

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