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George Russell Pepperell (23 April 1918 – 15 January 2003) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s and 1960s, and rugby union footballer who played in the 1940s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for England and Cumberland, and at club level for (in Seaton near Workington, now represented by of the Cumberland League) and Huddersfield (captain) as a fullback, wing, centre, or stand-off he coached club level rugby league (RL) for Huddersfield and Keighley, before moving to Sydney to coach the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, he played representative level rugby union (RU) for (during World War II), as a full-back, i.e. number 15.