Bill Fallowfield

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William Fallowfield OBE (20 July 1914 – 12 November 1985) was a British rugby league football coach and administrator of the mid-20th century.

Fallowfield was educated at Barrow Grammar School and attended St Catharine's College at the University of Cambridge.[1] After graduating, he joined the Royal Air Force, where he served as a Flight Lieutenant during the Second World War.[2]

He played rugby union for Northampton, and played twice in wartime international matches for England in 1942.[2]

In 1946, he was appointed as secretary of the International Rugby League Board, a role which he served in until the 1970s.[3]

In 1961, Fallowfield was recognised with an OBE in the 1961 Birthday Honours.[4]

In 1967 Fallowfield devised the limited tackle rule to help improve the flow and speed of rugby league.[5]

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