Stan Adkins

Stanley John Adkins was an English international rugby union player.
Born and raised in Coventry, Warwickshire, Adkins began playing rugby while attending Stoke [Park School|Stoke School]. He served in the Coldstream Guards during the war and played rugby for Combined Services.
Adkins, known as "Akker", was primarily a second-row forward and made over 300 appearances for Coventry, while also representing Warwickshire. He was capped three times by England national [rugby union team|England] in the 1950 [Five Nations Championship|1950 Five Nations] and gained a further four caps in the 1953 Five Nations, which England won while remaining undefeated.
A publican by profession, Adkins operated several Coventry pubs with his wife Jean.