Kenneth James Braddock (28 August 1938 — 20 August 2018) was a Welsh international rugby union player.

Ken Braddock
Full nameKenneth James Braddock
Date of birth(1938-08-28)28 August 1938
Place of birthTreowen, Newbridge, Wales
Date of death20 August 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 79)
Place of deathStafford, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1966–67 Wales 3 (0)

Born in Treowen, Newbridge, Braddock attended Greenfield Secondary Modern School and played his earliest rugby with Trinant, before joining Newbridge RFC. He earned representative honours in 1964 with a Combined Abertillery-Newbridge side that earned a draw against Fiji. Capped three times by Wales, Braddock made his debut against the Wallabies in 1966, forming a back row with Alun Pask and Haydn Morgan. He made two Five Nations Championship appearances the following year, against Scotland and Ireland, then found himself replaced by Ron Jones.[1]

Braddock, who started his working life as a coal miner, had many years with the Staffordshire Police force, after relocating to England during the late 1960s. He was heavily involved in police rugby.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Obituary: Ken Braddock". Wales Rugby Union. 21 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Ken Braddock to join Moseley". The Birmingham Post. 8 October 1968.
  3. ^ "Moderns on cup spying mission". Nottingham Evening Post. 12 March 1976.
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