BRIDGWATER & ALBION RFC PAYS TRIBUTE TO FORMER PLAYER JOHN LANGMAID
BRIDGWATER & ALBION RFC PAYS TRIBUTE TO FORMER PLAYER JOHN LANGMAID
The club has received the sad news that former player John Langmaid passed away on 5 March at the age of 83. John was originally a familiar opponent when he was with Taunton RFC for his formative and developing years in the game, mainly appearing in the Taunton United XV with occasional games in the 1st XV. However, when John and his wife Sylvie relocated their fine furnishings business and home to the Bridgwater area, then John did the honourable thing and joined Bridgwater & Albion. This was just after both Taunton and Bridgwater & Albion had celebrated their centenaries in 1975/6. John played mainly in Albion’s United XV and became an established member of the side and the club generally. He purveyed his skills either on the wing or in the centre and was a very reliable and sound player, both in attack and defence. Perhaps his most prominent moment was when he was called in to a 1st XV match away at Plymouth Albion on 23 November 1977 when at the age of 35, he startled both his team-mates and certainly the Plymouth Albion defence by running in two outstanding tries from long distance – a real “Burglar Bill” performance. That gave Albion an astounding 26-7 away victory at one of their more difficult rivals at the time. John and the club lived on the memory of that for some time to come.
John assisted the club for several seasons before retiring in the mid-1980’s – he enjoyed club life and he will be long-remembered for the fun which he engendered both on and off the field.
Bridgwater & Albion sends its condolences to John’s family. His funeral will be held on Thursday 27 March at Taunton Deane Crematorium at 10.40 am.
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