George Hancock (rugby union)
| Full name | George Edward Hancock | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 March 1912 Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 April 1993 (aged 81) Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rock Ferry High School | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||||||
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George Edward Hancock (21 March 1912 – 2 April 1993) was an English international rugby union player.
Hancock was born in the Wirral and educated at Rock Ferry High School.
A three-quarter, Hancock was a Birkenhead Park player and Cheshire representative. His England caps were preceded by a tour to Argentina with the British Lions in 1936. He was an England reserve on multiple occasions in 1938, before getting his opportunity in the 1939 Home Nations, featuring as a centre in all three fixtures.
Hancock worked as a solicitor at Halsall and Co in Birkenhead.