Brian Robert Cresswell (9 November 1934 — 6 December 2020) was a Welsh international rugby union player.

Brian Cresswell
Full nameBrian Robert Cresswell
Date of birth(1934-11-09)9 November 1934
Place of birthNewport, Wales
Date of death6 December 2020(2020-12-06) (aged 86)
SchoolSt Julian's High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1956–63 Newport 236 (117)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1960 Wales 4 (6)

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Brian Cresswell". www.historyofnewport.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Newport RFC salute legendary player Brian Cresswell who has died, aged 86". South Wales Argus. 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Newport back-row legend Cresswell - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. 8 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Eight added to Newport RFC Hall of Fame". South Wales Argus. 1 April 2015.
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