What is Doug Baker (rugby union)?
'''Douglas George Santley Baker''' (29 November 1929 – 21 December 2022) was an [[English people|English]] [[rugby union]] player. He was a fly-half or a full-back. In 1955, he made four caps for [[England national rugby union team|England]], and played twice for the [[British & Irish Lions]] during the tour of [[South Africa]]. He also played for [[Barbarian F.C.]] eight times between 1953 and 1957, scoring a total of 20 points for the side. Baker was born in [[Las Palmas]] in the [[Canary Islands]], Spain. He was schooled at [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood]], and [[Oxford University]]. After his rugby career ended, Baker moved to Australia. He was was a schoolteacher at [[Scotch College, Adelaide|Scotch College]] in [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. On 21 December 2022, he died in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], at the age of 93.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mytributes.com.au/notice/death-notices/baker-douglas-george-santley/6011917/|title=Baker, Douglas George Santley|via=My Tributes|work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=30 December 2022|access-date=2 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 2023 |title=1955 Lion Baker passes away |url=https://www.lionsrugby.com/2023/01/01/1955-lion-baker-passes-away |access-date=2 January 2023 |publisher=British & Irish Lions |language=en-GB |archive-date=2 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102002612/https://www.lionsrugby.com/2023/01/01/1955-lion-baker-passes-away/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.espnscrum.com/timeline/rugby/player/5630.html Doug Baker] at ESPN Scrum {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Doug}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:English rugby union players]] [[Category:Australian educators]] [[Category:Sportspeople from London]] [[Category:People from the Canary Islands]] {{sports-bio-stub}}