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Tom Knowles (rugby union)

Tom Knowles
Full nameThomas Caldwell Knowles
Date of birth(1908-05-06)6 May 1908
Place of birthWest Bromwich, England
Date of death12 September 1985(1985-09-12) (aged 77)
Place of deathBirkenhead, England
SchoolAmpleforth College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Stand-off / Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1930, 1936 British Lions
1931 England 1 (0)

Thomas Caldwell Knowles (6 May 1908 – 12 September 1985) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Biography

Born in West Bromwich, Knowles learned his rugby at Ampleforth College, starting out as a fullback.[2]

Knowles developed into a stand-off with his club Birkenhead Park and could also play centre three three-quarter. For his solitary England cap, a 1931 Five Nations against Scotland at Murrayfield, Knowles played stand-off.[3] He twice toured overseas with the British Lions, visiting New Zealand and Australia in 1930, then Argentina in 1936. A regular Cheshire representative, Knowles retired as the county's most capped player.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "T. C. Knowles Gets His Chance". Liverpool Daily Post. 20 December 1932.
  2. ^ "The Rugby Field". The Guardian. 22 December 1932.
  3. ^ "T. C. Knowles's Record". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 March 1931.
  4. ^ "Ex-rugby star dies". Liverpool Echo. 14 September 1985.
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