Ernie Hammett

Ernest Hammett
Full nameErnest Dyer Galbraith Hammett
Date of birth(1891-10-15)15 October 1891
Place of birthRadstock, Somerset, England
Date of death23 June 1947(1947-06-23) (aged 55)
Place of deathHove, Sussex, England
SchoolNewport High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1920–22 England 8 (12)
1927 British Lions

Ernest Dyer Galbraith Hammett (15 October 1891 – 23 June 1947) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Hammett was born in Radstock, Somerset, but grew up in Newport, Wales, attending Newport High School.[2] He played association football for Treharris and Newport County, while also gaining a cap for Welsh Amateurs in a 1912 international against England. His rugby was predominantly played in Wales, which included three seasons with Newport RFC.[3]

From 1920 to 1922, Hammett was capped eight times for England as a centre three-quarter. His debut match was against Wales, which had also called him up, unaware that he had committed to England.[4]

Hammett toured Argentina with the British Lions in 1927 and played three of the four matches against the Pumas, contributing 41-points through a try, drop goal, two penalties and 14 conversions.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Ernie Hammett Dead". Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1947.
  2. ^ "Football". The Somerset Standard. 9 January 1920.
  3. ^ "The Wooden Spoon, Leinster-Leicester Heineken Cup matches and multi-code players". ESPN.com. 11 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Ernie Hammett's Fine Display". Somerset Guardian. 23 January 1920.
  5. ^ "#235 Ernie Hammett". British & Irish Lions.