Basil Kenyon

Basil Kenyon
Birth nameBasil John Kenyon
Date of birth(1918-05-19)19 May 1918
Place of birthUmtata, Cape Province
Date of death9 May 1996(1996-05-09) (aged 77)
Place of deathPlettenberg Bay, Western Cape
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
SchoolUmtata High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flank
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Border ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 South Africa 1 (0)

Basil John Kenyon (19 May 1918 – 9 May 1996) was a South African rugby union player.[1]

Biography

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Basil Kenyon". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. p. 4. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.
  3. ^ Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 239. ISBN 9780620872041.
  4. ^ "Basil Kenyon". genslin.us.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Springbok Captain
1949 		Succeeded by
Preceded by South Africa National Rugby Union Coach
1958 		Succeeded by