# Eric Bole

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**Eric Bole** (30 March 1925 – 15 September 1988) was an English international [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) player.[1]

## Early years

Bole was born in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) and attended [Wycliffe College](/source/Wycliffe_College,_Gloucestershire) in Gloucestershire during his youth.[2]

## Rugby career

A forward, Bole gained [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team) representative honours when international rugby returned after World War II, featuring in all six of his country's (then) uncapped [1945–46 Victory International](/source/1945%E2%80%9346_Victory_Internationals) fixtures. These have since been upgraded to full internationals.[3] He played rugby during this period for [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_R.U.F.C.) and achieved the rare feat of twice captaining the XV to wins over the University of Oxford in [The Varsity Matches](/source/The_Varsity_Match) of 1945 and 1947.[4] Completing a master's degree in 1948, Bole subsequently took up a teaching position at [Liverpool College](/source/Liverpool_College) and played rugby for local side [Waterloo](/source/Waterloo_F.C.). He was also a [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_County_RFU) representative player and contributed the winning try in the [1947–48 County Championship](/source/1947%E2%80%9348_Rugby_Union_County_Championship) final against [Eastern Counties](/source/Eastern_Counties_Rugby_Union), running over fifty yards to score.[5]

## Later life

Bole spent the 1950s and 1960s teaching at [The Principia](/source/The_Principia), a Christian school in the United States city of [St. Louis](/source/St._Louis), which included a period as headmaster.[6] He remained involved in rugby while in St. Louis by refereeing local matches.[2]

## References

1. ["Rugby Players Ordered Rest"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19460216/081/0004). *Daily News (London)*. 16 February 1946.

1. ["Who is Eric Bole?"](https://worldrugbymuseum.com/from-the-vaults/club-rugby/who-is-eric-bole). *[World Rugby Museum](/source/World_Rugby_Museum)*. 13 May 2019.

1. Richardson, Charles (1 April 2026). ["English rugby honours 47 uncapped players after historical oversight"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2026/04/01/english-rugby-honour-47-uncapped-players-oversight/). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*

1. ["Eric Bole For U.S."](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003286/19510301/224/0006). *Evening News (London)*. 1 March 1951.

1. ["Bole's Good-bye"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003286/19481004/135/0004). *Evening News (London)*. 4 October 1948.

1. ["The Principia Selects Eric Bole"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/574760388). *[St. Louis Globe-Democrat](/source/St._Louis_Globe-Democrat)*. 22 December 1962. p. 4.

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