| Birth name | William Kenneth Thomas Moore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 August 2002 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wyggeston GS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Kenneth Thomas Moore (24 February 1921 – 22 August 2002) [1] was a rugby union player who appeared in 170 games for Leicester Tigers between 1945–1953, and seven times for England between 1947–50.
Moore made his Leicester debut on 8 September 1945 against Cardiff as Tigers lost 12–6. [2] This was the club's first game after the end of the Second World War. [3] Moore was an artificer in the Navy so rarely available for Leicester during the season, his next four appearances not coming until Christmas. [4]
In March and April 1946 he played in two Victory Internationals for England against Scotland, [3] but these matches were not considered as "capped matches". Moore's official international debut for England came on 18 January 1947 in a 9–5 win against Wales at Cardiff. [5] He won 7 caps in the 1947, 1949 and 1950 Five Nations.
Moore was named Leicester's captain for the 1950/51 and 1951/52 seasons, the second of which saw him as an ever-present starting all 35 matches. [6] He played his final match for Leicester Tigers on 18 April 1953, a 24–19 win against Sale. [2]
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