Alec Lewis
| Full name | Alec Ormonde Lewis | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 August 1920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Grahamstown , South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal Masonic School, Brighton | ||||||||||||||||
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Alec Ormonde Lewis (20 August 1920 – 12 January 2013) was an English international rugby union player.
Lewis was born in Brighton, Sussex. His father worked with the East Indian Railway Company and was killed in a tiger attack. He was educated at Brighton's Royal Masonic School and played his early rugby with Old Masonians. In World War II, Lewis was badly injured by an anti-personnel mine while serving with the Eighth Army in the Mediterranean. He played football after the war with Swindon Town colts, before returning to rugby.[1]
A wing-forward, Lewis played most of his rugby at Bath, which he joined from Wells RFC in the 1948–49 season. He became club captain in 1950-51 and also led Somerset in some of his 24 county appearances. From 1952 to 1954, Lewis won 10
Lewis had six years as a national selector and was manager of England's 1972 tour of South Africa, which is where he later settled. He also served as president of both Bath and Somerset.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Adams, Sam (26 March 2013). "Alec Lewis obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Lewis Alec". Bath Rugby Heritage.
- ^ "Supporting SA – except when England's playing". Grocott's Mail. 15 June 2012.
External links
- Alec Lewis at ESPNscrum
- Alec Lewis at England Rugby