Alexander Obolensky who was born in Petrograd [St Petersburg] on 17 February 1916. His death occurred during training when his Hawker Hurricane crashed on Martlesham Heath in Suffolk [26 years old]. He made his debut for England at Twickenham in a match against New Zealand on 4th January 1936 scoring two tries. The Obolensky lecture, on Rugby, named in his honour, is presented annually. Source: Wikipedia article Alexander Obolensky
Bears
The first player ever to do this was welsh ledgend Jonhathon Davies.
Steve Morris - rugby union player - died on 1965-05-29.
Steve Morris - rugby union player - was born on 1896-09-01.
Jaco Fourie - rugby union player - was born on 1988-04-19.
Ryan McCarthy - rugby union player - was born on 1979-01-21.
Wayne Stevens - rugby union player - was born on 1988-05-17.
Malcolm Thomas - rugby union player - was born on 1929-04-25.
Malcolm Thomas - rugby union player - died on 2012-04-09.
The national rugby team of Russia is known as the "Russian Bears." They compete in various international competitions, including the Rugby Europe Championship and have participated in the Rugby World Cup. The team represents Russia in both rugby union and rugby sevens formats.
Lote Tuqiri - Japanese rugby union player - was born on 1987-11-12.
Depending on the code its either Rugby union which is the 15 player game or Rugby League which is the 113 player game