Francis Seymour Hewitt was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Francis Seymour Hewitt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 October 1906 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Tom Hewitt (brother) Victor Hewitt (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Belfast, Hewitt attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution and made his Ireland debut as a 17 year old schoolboy in 1924, against Wales at Cardiff. He was the youngest player to debut for Ireland and also formed international rugby's youngest ever sibling combination, with his teenage brother Tom also debuting. Playing as a fly-half, Hewitt scored a try to help Ireland secure victory. He was capped a further eight times, which included a match against the 1924–25 All Blacks. His later appearances were as a centre. He retired from rugby at the end of 1927.[2][3]
Hewitt's son Stanley played both cricket and rugby union for Ulster.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Two New Irish Rugby Caps". Ireland's Saturday Night. 1 March 1924.
- ^ "Hewitts amble into rugby Hall of Fame". Irish Independent. 5 April 1990.
- ^ "Why F. S. Hewitt Abandoned Football". Ballymena Observer. 2 December 1927.
- ^ "Rugby: Sudden death of Stanley Hewitt". Belfast Telegraph. 15 August 2001.
External links
edit- Frank Hewitt at ESPNscrum