Mike Slemen
Birth name | Michael Anthony Charles Slemen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 May 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 20 July 2020 | (aged 69)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | St Luke's College, Exeter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Anthony Charles Slemen (11 May 1951 – 20 July 2020)British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for Liverpool.
Early life
Mike Slemen was born on 11 May 1951 in Liverpool,[1] and educated at St Edward's College, Liverpool.
Rugby union career
Slemen made his international debut on 6 March 1976 at
Twickenham in the England vs Ireland match.[1] Of the 32 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 15 occasions.[1] He played his final match for England on 4 February 1984 at Murrayfield in the Scotland vs England match.[1] He also played for a World XV on 9 August 1980 against Argentina in Buenos Aires, losing 36–22.[2]
Career and later life
He taught
Duke of Edinburgh Award
.
Personal life
Slemen was married to Eileen.
He died on 20 July 2020, aged 69.[3]
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