 number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.Laurie Thacker was born in Sculcoates, East Riding of Yorkshire, England and he died aged 42 in Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.Thacker represented British Empire while at Hull in 1937 against France, and won caps for England while at Hull in 1938 against France, and Wales, in 1939 against France, and in 1941 against Wales.