John Elders

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John Elders

Elders as England head coach in 1973
Birth name	John Elders
Date of birth	(1930-12-18)December 18, 1930
Place of birth	England
Date of death	3 May 2015(2015-05-03) (aged 84)
Place of death	Gosforth, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1953–1957 1958 1957-1959 1959-1966 Old Novocastrians 144 1 (114) Coaching career Years Team 1957-1982 1969-1970 1971-1974 1976-1978 1982-1992 Novocastrians Downlands College

John Elders (18 December 1930 – 3 May 2015) was an English rugby union player and coach. He played with Leicester Tigers between 1953 and 1958, scoring the third most tries in the 1950s for his club (38).^[2] Elders was also club captain for a number of seasons.

Elders coached the

in the late 1950s.

Elders was the sports master at the

and was always an advocate for the club, helping bring many players to the club in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Elders captained Old Novos from 1959 to 1961.

Elders coached the

.

He died on 3 May 2015, aged 84, after a long illness.

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