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elected to keep his clinic open seven days a week, therefore becoming a first port of call for sportspeople injured during weekend sporting events, this was very popular with jockeys who required to return to racing as soon as possible for economic reasons. Tucker's clients were notable and included famous cricketers, footballers and members of the
British Royal family.
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rugby club, and were also honoured by captaining the team during a
Varsity Match. Both men played for St George's RFC, Blackheath and played county rugby for Kent. A more difficult feat was achieved when both were chosen to represent England at international level and being chosen to play for invitational touring side,
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on 3 February 1944, "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services during and prior to captivity." After the war, while retaining his TA commission, he returned to work at his London Clinic, and through focusing on injuries to sportsmen and women, it became a very successful business. Tucker
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Tucker's rugby career is closely linked to that of his father. Not only did the two men share the same name, William Eldon Tucker, but both were educated at Caius
College in Cambridge, before completing a medical education at St George's Hospital. At Cambridge, both men played for the University
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gathered a group interested in sport and medicine, which became the
British Association of Sport and Medicine. On 24 July 1960 he was appointed Honorary Colonel of 17 (London) General Hospital, RAMC, TA, holding the position until 1 December 1963. During this period he reached the age limit for
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Lansdowne Road, ended in a 19–15 victory for the Irish team. After leaving Cambridge, Tucker played for St George's Hospital and then Blackheath, as well as being selected to play county rugby for Kent. Tucker needed to wait until 1930 to play for England again, and played two games in the
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from 1922 to 1925, and he was given the captaincy in the 1925 match. Tucker was described as a 'fine forward' and a 'sanguine, forceful and cheerful personality. During the 1925/26 season, Tucker was given his first international cap, when he was selected for
England during the
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Henrietta Hutchings. His father was a medical doctor, and Tucker's life would follow his father's closely in professional and sporting areas. Tucker was educated at
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on 1 June 1951, substantive promotion followed early the next year, again backdated to the original assumption of acting rank. He was appointed
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Oxford v
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Tucker's TA career continued in parallel, he was promoted
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262:player who played club rugby for
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23:Bill Tucker
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