Robert Hesford (26 March 1953 — 3 August 2023) was an English rugby union international.
[1] Hesford was born in Luanshya in Zambia, as the eldest of three brothers and a sister.
Their father Bob Sr was a Huddersfield Town footballer during the 1930s and 1940s.
Following England's 1985 tour of New Zealand, in which he captained England in a tour win over Otago but was not selected for either Test, he announced his retirement from first-class rugby.
He received his England caps while playing for Bristol, a club he went on to coach.