Trevor Brewer

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Trevor Brewer
Birth nameTrevor James Brewer
Date of birth(1930-08-16)16 August 1930
Place of birthNewport, Wales
Date of death15 July 2018(2018-07-15) (aged 87)
Place of deathReading, England
SchoolNewport High School
UniversityJesus College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Oxford University RFC
Newport RFC
London Welsh RFC
Gloucester RFC
The Army
Combined Services
Hampshire		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1950–1955 Wales 3 (6)

Trevor James Brewer (16 August 1930 – 15 July 2018)[1] was a Welsh rugby union international player. He played for the Wales national rugby union team on three occasions, once in 1950 and twice in 1955.

Life and rugby career[]

Brewer, who was born in Newport, Wales and was educated at Newport High School, representing the school rugby team. He then represented his country at schoolboy level playing for the Welsh Secondary Schools team. He matriculated to Jesus College, Oxford where he studied chemistry.[2][3] He was called into the Wales national rugby union team for the match against England in January 1950 whilst still a student at Oxford, and before he had won his "Blue" (as he had missed the Varsity Match that year through injury).[2] He played on the wing. Brewer did not play for Wales again until the 1954/1955 season, when he played in the matches against England and Scotland national rugby union team, scoring two tries against Scotland.[3] He also played rugby for the Army, Newport RFC, London Welsh RFC (captaining the side) and the Welsh Academicals.[4]

He later worked for ICI and lived in Northern Ireland.[5] He was the father of Nicola Brewer, former British High Commissioner to South Africa and former chief executive of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.[5]

He died on 15 July 2018 at the age of 87.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Trevor Brewer player profile ESPN Scrum.com
  2. ^ a b Roderick, Kenneth (2008). "Rugby Memories". The Jesus College Record: 33–34.
  3. ^ a b "Searchable Player Archive: Trevor Brewer". Welsh Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011.
  4. ^ Brewer, Trevor (2008). "Welsh Academicals History: An Invitation From The Accies". Welsh Academicals Rugby. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  5. ^ a b Fernand, Deidre (15 April 2007). "We need a Dad's revolution". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
  6. ^ Trevor James Brewer Obituary
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