In the long history of Kendal Rugby Club a number of names stand out from the rest as having given exceptional service, not only to our club, but to the wider game as well. Such a man was Bobby Hogg, and the news of his death at the age of eighty-one will have caused much sadness to his many friends and admirers. We extend our deep sympathy to his wife and to his extended family.

Originally a scrum-half, Bobby played with much distinction in the 1950s and ‘60s as a number 8 not only for our club, but on many occasions for Cumberland and Westmorland in the days when the County Championship was a very important part of the rugby calendar. An indication of his exceptional playing ability can be seen that in addition to his involvement with club and county, in December 1959 he was selected for a full England trial, which he had the great misfortune to miss following a knee injury sustained in the game against Yorkshire

His longevity as a player and the esteem in which Bobby Hogg was held at Mint Bridge can be judged by the fact that he had two spells as club captain separated by a period of eleven years. His support for Kendal continued into retirement and advancing years, and until comparatively recently he was regularly seen taking up his usual vantage point at the south end of the ground.

Bobby Hogg was a Rugby man and a Kendal Rugby man through and through. We are grateful to have known him.