Ted Hewitt (rugby union)
| Full name | Edwin Newbury Hewitt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 April 1924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | June 2003 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Spain | ||||||||||||||||
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Edwin Newbury Hewitt (22 April 1924 – June 2003) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Hewitt grew up near Coundon Road Stadium in Coventry and was educated at Barkers Butts School.[2]
A fullback, Hewitt was capped for England in three 1951 Five Nations matches, against Wales, Ireland and France. He was also a Warwickshire representative player and competed at club level with Coventry, which he captained.[3]
Hewitt retired to Spain, where he died in 2003.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ted Hewitt Reserve At Twickenham". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 January 1950.
- ^ a b "Former Coventry full-back dies". Coventry Live. 11 June 2003.
- ^ "Ted Hewitt Returns To Coventry Team". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 19 January 1954.
External links
[edit]- Ted Hewitt at ESPNscrum