Stack Stevens

Claude Brian "Stack" Stevens (2 June 1940 – 10 October 2017)^[1] was an English rugby union player who played prop for Penzance and Newlyn, Harlequins, Cornwall (with 83 caps, and captain from 1973 to 1975)^[2] and England 25 times at international level between 1969 and 1975, captaining them for a match in 1971.^[2] He also toured with the British and Irish Lions to Australia and New Zealand in 1971.

Stack Stevens

Birth name	Claude Brian Stevens
Date of birth	(1940-06-02)2 June 1940
Place of birth	Godolphin
Date of death	10 October 2017(2017-10-10) (aged 76)
Occupation(s)	Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Penzance-Newlyn RFC Harlequins Cornwall () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1969–75 1971 England British Lions 25

Stevens had suffered from a rare and serious neurological condition.^[3] He died on 10 October 2017.^[3]

References

• Cornwall portal

1. Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. pp. 12:10. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
2. "Penwith Sports Personalities of the past Claud Brian 'Stack' Stevens". The Cornishman. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
3. Tom Gainey (2 January 1940). "Sport world and beyond pays tribute to Cornish Pirates and England legend Brian 'Stack' Stevens who has passed away aged 77". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 12 October 2017.