Ivor Bennett
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| Full name | Ivor Bennett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 1913 Aberkenfig, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 2003 (aged 90) Neath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivor Bennett (16 June 1913 – 16 June 2003) was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Aberavon RFC, as a prop, i.e. number 1 or 3,[1][2] and club level rugby league (RL) for Warrington (Heritage No. 423), as a second-row.[3]
Background[edit]
Ivor Bennett was born in Aberkenfig, Wales, and he died aged 90 in Port Talbot, Wales.
Playing career[edit]
International honours[edit]
Ivor Bennett won a cap for Wales (RU) while at Aberavon RFC in 1937 against Ireland.[1][2]
County Cup Final appearances[edit]
Ivor Bennett played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Warrington's 8–4 victory over Barrow in the 1937–38 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 October 1937.
Club career[edit]
Bennett made his début for Warrington on Saturday 28 August 1937, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 9 November 1946.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Statistics at wru.co.uk (RU)". wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Robert Gate (1986). "Gone North - Volume 1". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-0-1
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- 1913 births
- 2003 deaths
- Aberavon RFC players
- Footballers who switched code
- Rugby league players from Bridgend County Borough
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby union players from Bridgend County Borough
- Rugby union props
- Wales international rugby union players
- Warrington Wolves players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players