Brian Robert Cresswell (9 November 1934 — 6 December 2020) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
| Full name | Brian Robert Cresswell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 November 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 December 2020 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Julian's High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cresswell was born in Newport and educated at St Julian's High School.[1]
A blindside flanker, Cresswell played in the Newport team that defeated the touring Wallabies in 1957.[2]
Cresswell won four Wales caps in the 1960 Five Nations Championship, forming a back-row in two of the matches with Newport teammates Glyn Davidge and Geoff Whitson. He scored a try in Wales's 10–9 win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road and another in their loss to France in Paris.[3]
In 2015, Cresswell was inducted into the Newport RFC Hall of Fame.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Brian Cresswell". www.historyofnewport.co.uk.
- ^ "Newport RFC salute legendary player Brian Cresswell who has died, aged 86". South Wales Argus. 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Obituary: Newport back-row legend Cresswell - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Eight added to Newport RFC Hall of Fame". South Wales Argus. 1 April 2015.
External links
edit- Brian Cresswell at ESPNscrum