| Full name | Brian Robert Cresswell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1934-11-09)9 November 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 December 2020(2020-12-06) (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Julian's High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Robert Cresswell (9 November 1934 — 6 December 2020) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Cresswell was born in Newport and educated at St Julian's High School.
A blindside flanker, Cresswell played in the Newport team that defeated the touring Wallabies in 1957.
Cresswell won four Wales caps in the 1960 Five Nations Championship, forming a back-row in two of the matches with Newport teammates Glyn Davidge and Geoff Whitson. He scored a try in Wales's 10–9 win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road and another in their loss to France in Paris.
In 2015, Cresswell was inducted into the Newport RFC Hall of Fame.
See also
References
- "Brian Cresswell". www.historyofnewport.co.uk.
- "Newport RFC salute legendary player Brian Cresswell who has died, aged 86". South Wales Argus. 16 December 2020.
- "Obituary: Newport back-row legend Cresswell - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union. 8 December 2020.
- "Eight added to Newport RFC Hall of Fame". South Wales Argus. 1 April 2015.
External links
- Brian Cresswell at ESPNscrum