Dusty Hare
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William Henry "Dusty" Hare MBE (born 29 November 1952) is a former international England rugby union footballer, who played fullback.
Hare currently holds the world record for points scored in a first class rugby career with 7,337 points.
He was born in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire and attended the Magnus Grammar School (now Magnus Church of England School). He later joined Nottingham R.F.C. and then Leicester Tigers.
He made his England debut 16 March 1974 in a match against Wales, and played his final game ten years later on, having gained 25 caps. He toured with the British Lions to New Zealand in 1983.
Hare was also a good cricketer, and he played ten first-class and seven List A matches for Nottinghamshire between 1971 and 1977. He played regularly for the Nottinghamshire Second XI and Under-25s between 1969 and 1978.
He retired from club rugby after the 1988 cup final loss to Bath, and is now the chief scout at Leicester Tigers bringing in many high profile players to the club. Previous to this job, Hare was a farmer in South Clifton, Nottinghamshire and had been since a young man carrying on the family business. However, Hare sold the farm in 2001 to take a full time job at Leicester Tigers.
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