Former England captain Dickie Jeeps passes away

Former England captain and scrum-half Dickie Jeeps passed away on Monday at the age of 84.

Jeeps, a prominent member of England in the mid 90's played for the national team for seven years between 1955 and 1962 making 24 appearances. He was also part of the British and Irish Lions squad for the tour of 1955, 1959 and 1962 and have played 13 games overall.

It was in August 1955, Jeeps made his debut for England against Wales following which he had to wait for one year for his second chance and went on to captain the country for two years from 1960.

Jeeps, who also played all the four games for England in the 1957 Grand Slam captained the British and Lions in the final Test against South Africa in 1962.

The president of the Rugby Football Union, Peter Baines, paid tribute to Jeeps in the board's official website.

"Dickie was a true rugby legend and an iconic player.

"He was the finest scrum-half of his day, led his country, and went on to become both RFU President and Sports Council Chairman. He was a figure that everyone looked up to, and he leaves a great legacy for rugby and for sport in general."