| Full name | Thomas Caldwell Knowles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1908-05-06)6 May 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 September 1985(1985-09-12) (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ampleforth College | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Caldwell Knowles (6 May 1908 – 12 September 1985) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography
Born in West Bromwich, Knowles learned his rugby at Ampleforth College, starting out as a fullback.
Knowles developed into a stand-off with his club Birkenhead Park and could also play centre three three-quarter. For his solitary England cap, a 1931 Five Nations against Scotland at Murrayfield, Knowles played stand-off. He twice toured overseas with the British Lions, visiting New Zealand and Australia in 1930, then Argentina in 1936. A regular Cheshire representative, Knowles retired as the county's most capped player.
See also
References
- "T. C. Knowles Gets His Chance". Liverpool Daily Post. 20 December 1932.
- "The Rugby Field". The Guardian. 22 December 1932.
- "T. C. Knowles's Record". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 March 1931.
- "Ex-rugby star dies". Liverpool Echo. 14 September 1985.
External links
- Tom Knowles at ESPNscrum
- 1908 births
- 1985 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from England
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union players from Staffordshire
- Sportspeople from West Bromwich
- Birkenhead Park FC players
- Cheshire RFU players
- People educated at Ampleforth College
- 20th-century English sportsmen