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Rugby player

A. P. Penketh

Birth name

Alfred Peter Penketh

Date of birth

1865

Place of birth

Isle of Man

Date of death

18 February 1932

Height

1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

82 kg (12 st 13 lb)

Rugby union career

Amateur team(s)
Position(s)	Forward
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
	Douglas R.U.F.C.		()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1888	British Isles	0	((0))

Alfred Peter Penketh (1865 - 18 February 1932) was a Manx rugby union player, who took part in the first 1888 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia. He played for Douglas Rugby Football Club.

Personal history

Penketh was born in 1865 to Richard Penketh and his birth was registered on the Isle of Man. He married Frances Laura Jane Holmes on 1 June 1910.

Rugby career

Penketh was a forward, and played in 19 games of the tour, scoring a solitary try, against Canterbury in New Zealand on 9 May 1888.

Other than the British Isles tour, he was not selected for any national side (the Isle of Man itself has never fielded a national team). He was the only Manxman to have been selected for the British Lions.

References

^ Griffiths, John (1990). British Lions. Swindon: Crowood Press. ISBN 1-85223-541-1
^ "Rugby Football History". www.rugbyfootballhistory.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
"Early Lions: Squads and results". BBC News. 18 May 2005.
"Alfred P Penketh in household of Alfred P Penketh, "England and Wales Census, 1901"". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
"Alfred Peter Penketh, "Isle of Man, Parish Registers, 1598-1950"". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
"Alf Penketh". lionsrugby.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
Gallagher, Brendan (14 November 2008). "The Lions who led the way". London: telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

v t e British Lions – 1888 New Zealand and Australia tour
Forwards	Robert Seddon (Swinton) (c.) Charlie Mathers (Bramley) Sam Williams (Salford) Tom Banks (Swinton) Harry Eagles (Salford) Angus Stuart (Dewsbury - Scottish uncapped) W.H. Thomas (Cambridge University) Tom Kent (Salford) A. P. Penketh (Douglas), (Isle of Man) R. "Bob" Burnet (Hawick RFC) A. J. Laing (Hawick RFC) John Smith (Edinburgh University) J. "Jack" P. Clowes (Halifax)
Backs	Tommy Haslam (Batley) A.G. Paul (Swinton) Harry C. Speakman (Runcorn) Herbert Brooks (Edinburgh University), (Durham) Jack Anderton (Salford) Andrew Stoddart, (Blackheath) Walter Bumby (Swinton) Johnny Nolan (Rochdale Hornets) W. "Willie" Burnet (Hawick)
Coach	A. Shaw and A. Shrewsbury

v t e Rugby union in the Isle of Man
Governing bodies	Manx Rugby Football Union (Rugby Football Union)
National teams	Isle of Man national rugby union team
Clubs	Castletown R.U.F.C. Douglas R.U.F.C. Ramsey R.U.F.C. Southern Nomads R.U.F.C. Vagabonds R.U.F.C. Western Vikings R.U.F.C.
Related articles	A. P. Penketh G.A.M. Isherwood Rugby union in England Rugby union in Ireland Rugby union in Scotland Rugby union in Wales Rugby union in British dependencies King William's College London Manx RFC Mona RFC

v t e Rugby union in British dependencies
Governing bodies	Rugby Football Union Bermuda British Virgin Is Cayman Islands Jersey Isle of Man Turks and Caicos
National teams	Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands (M W)
By dependency	Anguilla Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Guernsey (Sark) Jersey Isle of Man Montserrat St Helena St Kitts & Nevis Turk & Caicos
Clubs	Anguilla Eels RFC Campo Gibraltar RFC Manx rugby teams
Related articles	Bermuda Classic Tournament NACRA Jeff Butterfield The Lord Jersey Rugby Cup

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