Birth name | Alfred Davenport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 May 1849 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oxford, [1] Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2 April 1932 82) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | (registered in) Abingdon (aged 82 years 333 days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Davenport (1849-1932) was a rugby union international who represented England in 1871. [1]
Alfred Davenport was born on May 5,1849 in Oxford. He attended Rugby School [1] and went to the University of Oxford. [1]
Davenport represented and captained the Oxford University rugby side. He made his international debut on March 27,1871 at Edinburgh in the Scotland vs England match that also proved to be the first ever international rugby match. [1]
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