Lewis Bernard Cannell (10 June 1926 – 19 March 2003) was an English international rugby union player.
| Full name | Lewis Bernard Cannell | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 June 1926 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 March 2003 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Northampton Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Radiologist | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Coventry, Cannell was a Northampton Grammar School product and studied at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he won three rugby blues in varsity rugby with Oxford University RFC.[1]
Cannell played his rugby with Combined Services while serving in the Royal Air Force and made appearances for Northampton, before relocating to London to continue his medical studies at St Mary's Hospital, London.[2]
A centre, Cannell gained 19 England caps, debuting aged 21 against France in 1948. He scored the only try of England's win over Wales during their 1953 Five Nations-winning campaign and featured twice in their 1957 Five Nations grand slam success. Over the course of his career, Cannell made representative appearances for Barbarians, London Counties, East Midlands and Middlesex.[3]
Cannell worked as a radiologist at Addington Hospital in Durban, South Africa, then on his return to England was based in Stoke Mandeville Hospital.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lewis Cannell". The Times. 22 March 2003.
- ^ a b "Lewis Cannell". The Independent. 24 March 2003.
- ^ "Former England star Cannell dies". ESPNscrum. 20 March 2003.
External links
edit- Lewis Cannell at ESPNscrum
- Lewis Cannell at England Rugby