Lionel Weston
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{{Infobox rugby biography | name = Lionel Weston
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| birth_name = Lionel Edward Weston
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| birth_date = 22 February 1947
| birth_place = Wenlock, Shropshire
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| ru_position = Scrum half
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| school = Bedford Modern School
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Lionel Edward Weston (born 22 February 1947) played for the England rugby team.http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/7882.html Lionel Weston Profile on scrum.com
Life
Weston was born on 22 February 1947 at Wenlock in Shropshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.co.uk|title=Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.co.uk|work=ancestry.co.uk|accessdate=3 July 2015}} He was educated at Bedford Modern School.{{cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/903515|title=The Harpur Trust, 1552-1973.|via=worldcat.org|oclc=903515|accessdate=3 July 2015}}
Weston's test debut was against France at Colombes on 26 February 1972. He played one further game for England against Scotland at Murrayfield on 18 March 1972. In terms of club rugby, Weston played for Bedford, West of Scotland F.C. and Rosslyn Park.{{cite web|url=http://www.westofscotlandfc.co.uk/about-us/club-history|title=Club History|work=westofscotlandfc.co.uk|accessdate=3 July 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402122826/http://www.westofscotlandfc.co.uk/about-us/club-history|archivedate=2 April 2015}} He is often quoted for his remark, ‘I don’t know why prop forwards play rugby’.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Y70CQAAQBAJ&dq=lionel+weston+rugby&pg=PA94|title=Rugby Wit|isbn=9781848395404|accessdate=3 July 2015|last1=Benson|first1=Richard|date=6 August 2006|publisher=Summersdale Publishers Limited }}
On 17 May 2019, Weston was awarded the title of Friend of Buckingham.