Alfred Atkins

Alfred Atkins
Full nameAlfred Patrick Atkins
Date of birth(1900-04-09)9 April 1900
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Date of death25 March 1979(1979-03-25) (aged 78)
Place of deathBiddenham, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1924 Ireland 1 (3)

Alfred Patrick Atkins (9 April 1900 — 25 March 1979) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]

Atkins was born in Dublin and educated at Belvedere College. During World War I, Atkins served with the Royal Flying Corps as a pilot and was badly injured in a plane crash.[2]

A three-quarter, Atkins was a noted place kicker and played for Bective Rangers. He scored a try from the wing in his only appearance for Ireland, a win over France at Lansdowne Road in 1923.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Ireland v France". Freeman's Journal. 26 January 1924.
  2. ^ "A. P. Atkins". Sport (Dublin). 11 April 1925.
  3. ^ "Ireland's Great Win". Freeman's Journal. 28 January 1924.