John Kendall-Carpenter
| Birth name | John MacGregor Kendall Kendall-Carpenter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 May 1990 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Truro School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John MacGregor Kendall Kendall-Carpenter
He was one of only five Cornishmen to captain the England Rugby team – the others being E K Scott, Vic Roberts, Richard Sharp and Phil Vickery.
Career
Kendall-Carpenter was educated at
Smith slipped his man, side-stepped two coverers and seemed certain to cross at the corner and bring at least an equalising try (three points in those days), reported the Guardian. Cambridge hats were already in the air and Oxford's supporters were dumb with horror but then at the last possible moment Kendall-Carpenter dived and took man and ball into touch a yard from the line.
He appeared as a club player for Penzance & Newlyn, forerunners of the
He was Chairman of the committee that organised the first
On 24 October 2011, at the
Death and legacy
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Kendall-Carpenter died on 24 May 1990, and was buried in the churchyard of Gulval, Cornwall.
Following his death, a John Kendall-Carpenter Trust Fund was established. Linked to the Cornwall Rugby Football Union, the fund exists to help young people up to the age of 21 in sport both in Cornwall and elsewhere in the world. He was also honoured by his fellow
References
- ^ UK list: "No. 51578". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1988. p. 8.
- ^ "RWC legends inducted into IRB Hall of Fame" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
