Letter- John Dawes obituary - Rugby union

Richard Williamss obituary of the rugby player John Dawes (4 June) mentions that he taught at a school in Hounslow. The school was Spring Grove grammar, but he coached football, not rugby, because the school didnt play it. When a group of boys asked him if they could form a rugby team he agreed readily. We had no idea that he was already a significant player nor that he would go on to be a giant of the game. Even though w