Alfred Davenport
Birth name | Alfred Davenport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 May 1849 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oxford,[1] Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 April 1932 | (aged 82)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | (registered in) Abingdon (aged 82 years 333 days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Davenport was a rugby union international who represented England in 1871.[1]
Early life[]
Alfred Davenport was born on 5 May 1849 in Oxford. He attended Rugby School[1] and went up to the University of Oxford.[1]
Rugby union career[]
Davenport represented and captained the Oxford University rugby side. He made his international debut on 27 March 1871 at Edinburgh in the Scotland vs England match, that also proved to be the first ever international rugby match.[1]
References[]
Categories:
- 1849 births
- 1932 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union forwards
- People educated at Rugby School
- Rugby union players from Oxford
- English rugby union biography stubs