John Greenwell
| Full name | John Henry Greenwell | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 August 1864 Cullercoats, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 November 1943 (aged 79) S Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||
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John Henry Greenwell (10 August 1864 – 22 November 1943) was an English international rugby union player.
A bricklayer by trade, Greenwell was a powerful scrummager and had nine years of representative experience with Northumberland when he gained his England call up. He was capped twice during England's unsuccessful 1893 Home Nations campaign, debuting against Wales at Cardiff. For his other match, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Greenwell was joined by Rockcliff teammates Thomas Nicholson and Ernest Taylor.[1][2]
Greenwell was awarded a testimonial by Rockcliff in 1899.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "London Evening Standard". 7 January 1893.
- ^ "Popular Pasttimes". Newcastle Chronicle. 11 February 1893.
- ^ "Football". Sporting Life. 29 November 1899. p. 3.
External links
- John Greenwell at ESPNscrum (archived)