Alf Kewney

Alfred Lionel Kewney known as Alf Kewney (13 September 1882 – 16 December 1959)[1] was a rugby union forward who played 16 times for England between 1906 and 1913. He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Rockcliff RFC in Whitley Bay.

Alf Kewney

Birth name	Alfred Lionel Kewney
Date of birth	13 September 1882
Place of birth	Tynemouth, England
Date of death	16 December 1959
Place of death	Howden, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1906–13 Leicester Tigers 27 (3) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1906–13 England 16 (6)

Kewney made his international debut for England on 13 January 1906 against Wales at Richmond Athletic Ground.[2] In 1908 his transfer to Leicester was subject of an RFU inquiry because of alleged professionalism. Kewney and the Leicester club were cleared of all charges, though the neutrality of the inquiry is questionable as the day it closed Leicester's Welford Road hosted an England international in which Kewney started.[3]

Sources

Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5)

References

1. "Alf Kewney". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
2. "England (3) 3 - 16 (13) Wales (FT)". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
3. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.