| Full name | Robert Day Kennedy | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 August 1925 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bulawayo, Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 May 1979 (aged 53) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bulawayo, Rhodesia | ||||||||||||||||
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Robert Day Kennedy (14 August 1925 – 8 May 1979) was a Rhodesian rugby union player.
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Rugby star dies in Rhodesia". The Guardian. 10 May 1979.
- ^ "Bob Kennedy Cup returns this weekend to mark 40-year annversary". Falmouth Packet. 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Ambush Victim Dies Of Wounds". The Daily Telegraph. 10 May 1979.