Basil Kenyon
| Birth name | Basil John Kenyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 May 1918 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Umtata, Cape Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 May 1996 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Umtata High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basil John Kenyon (19 May 1918 – 9 May 1996) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
Biography[edit]
Kenyon was born in Umtata, and grew up in the Transkei. He joined the SA forces during the World War II in North Africa and Italy. On return to South Africa he moved to East London to join Border.
In 1949, Kenyon was selected to make his debut for the Springboks in the fourth and final test match against the All Blacks and was also named captain.[2] He was the appointed captain of the Springbok team to tour Britain, Ireland and France in 1951. Kenyon played in five tour matches and in the match against Pontypool, he injured his eye so severely that it ended his tour and he never played rugby again. In his 5 tour matches he scored 13 points, which included 2 tries, 2 conversions and a penalty goal.[3]
After his playing days, Kenyon started coaching and in 1958 he was the Springboks' coach in the Test series against France.[4]
Test history[edit]
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  New Zealand |
11–8 | Flank (c) | 17 Sep 1949 | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth |
See also[edit]
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 286
References[edit]
- ^ "Basil Kenyon". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 4. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
- ^ Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 239. ISBN 9780620872041.
- ^ "Basil Kenyon". genslin.us.
- 1918 births
- 1996 deaths
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- South African rugby union coaches
- Border Bulldogs players
- South Africa national rugby union team captains
- South African military personnel of World War II
- Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape
- Rugby union flankers