Robert Kennedy (rugby union)

Robert Day Kennedy (14 August 1925 – 8 May 1979) was a Rhodesian rugby union player.

Robert Kennedy
Full nameRobert Day Kennedy
Date of birth(1925-08-14)14 August 1925
Place of birthBulawayo, Rhodesia
Date of death8 May 1979(1979-05-08) (aged 53)
Place of deathBulawayo, Rhodesia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 England 3 (3)

Born in Bulawayo, Kennedy came to England to study at Camborne School of Mines.[1] He captained the school's rugby XV and also turned out for Camborne RFC, while representing Cornwall in county fixtures. In 1949, Kennedy was capped three times for England as a winger in the Five Nations, scoring a try in their win over Scotland.[2]

Kennedy became a prominent mining consultant in Rhodesia. He died in a Bulawayo hospital in 1979 of wounds received in an ambush by nationalist guerrillas two weeks prior, an attack that took place under the backdrop of the Bush War.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Rugby star dies in Rhodesia". The Guardian. 10 May 1979.
  2. ^ "Camborne RFC: Bob Kennedy Cup returns this weekend". Falmouth Packet. 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Ambush Victim Dies Of Wounds". The Daily Telegraph. 10 May 1979.
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