Robert_Kennedy_(rugby_union)

Robert Kennedy (rugby union)

Robert Kennedy (rugby union)

Rugby player

Robert Day Kennedy (14 August 1925 – 8 May 1979) was a Rhodesian rugby union player.

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Born in Bulawayo, Kennedy came to England to study at Camborne School of Mines.[1] He captained the school's rugby XV and also turned out for Camborne RFC, while representing Cornwall in county fixtures. In 1949, Kennedy was capped three times for England as a winger in the Five Nations, scoring a try in their win over Scotland.[2]

Kennedy became a prominent mining consultant in Rhodesia. He died in a Bulawayo hospital in 1979 of wounds received in an ambush by nationalist guerrillas two weeks prior, an attack that took place under the backdrop of the Bush War.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Rugby star dies in Rhodesia". The Guardian. 10 May 1979.
  2. [2]
    "Bob Kennedy Cup returns this weekend to mark 40-year annversary". Falmouth Packet. 10 March 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Ambush Victim Dies Of Wounds". The Daily Telegraph. 10 May 1979.
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