Ken Fyfe

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Ken Fyfe
Birth nameKenneth Carmichael Fyfe
Date of birth(1914-04-14)14 April 1914
Place of birth Karachi, British India
Date of death29 January 1974(1974-01-29) (aged 59)
Place of death Johannesburg, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- University of Cambridge ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Sale ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1933-39 Scotland 10 (25)

Kenneth Carmichael Fyfe (14 April 1914 – 29 January 1974) was a Scottish rugby union player.

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Career

He was born in Karachi (now Pakistan) and died in Johannesburg, South Africa. [1] His mother was English and his father was the Scottish international association football player John Fyfe, [2] with his heritage making him eligible for the Scotland national rugby union team – he gained nine caps between 1933 and 1939 including two Calcutta Cup wins over England at Murrayfield, and scored the winning try in the 1933 fixture. [1] [3] He attended the University of Cambridge and counted Sale among his club sides. [4]

He also played cricket, and represented the Europeans cricket team in India during the 1937/38 season. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ken Fyfe - Rugby Union - Players and Officials - ESPN Scrum". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 91.
  3. ↑ Last Scottish fan to witness Scotland try passes away aged 97, The East Terrace, 6 February 2012
  4. ↑ History, Sale RFC
  5. ↑ "Kenneth Fyfe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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