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]
basil, kenyon, basil, john, kenyon, 1918, 1996, south, african, rugby, union, player, birth, namebasil, john, kenyondate, birth, 1918, 1918place, birthumtata, cape, provincedate, death9, 1996, 1996, aged, place, deathplettenberg, western, capeheight1, weight87. Basil John Kenyon 19 May 1918 9 May 1996 was a South African rugby union player 1 Basil KenyonBirth nameBasil John KenyonDate of birth 1918 05 19 19 May 1918Place of birthUmtata Cape ProvinceDate of death9 May 1996 1996 05 09 aged 77 Place of deathPlettenberg Bay Western CapeHeight1 83 m 6 ft 0 in Weight87 kg 192 lb SchoolUmtata High SchoolRugby union careerPosition s FlankProvincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points Border International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1949South Africa1 0 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Test history 2 See also 3 ReferencesBiography editKenyon 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 nbsp New Zealand 11 8 Flank c 17 Sep 1949 Crusaders Ground Port ElizabethSee also editList of South Africa national rugby union players Springbok no 286References 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 Sporting positions Preceded byFelix du Plessis Springbok Captain1949 Succeeded byHennie Muller Preceded by nbsp Danie Craven South Africa National Rugby Union Coach1958 Succeeded by nbsp Hennie Muller Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Basil Kenyon amp oldid 1085656706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
