| Brian Cresswell | |
| Full Name: | Brian Robert Cresswell |
| Birth Date: | 9 November 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Newport, Wales |
| School: | St Julian's High School |
| Position: | Flanker |
| Years1: | 1956–63 |
| Clubs1: | Newport |
| Apps1: | 236 |
| Points1: | 117 |
| Repyears1: | 1960 |
| Repcaps1: | 4 |
| Reppoints1: | 6 |
Brian Robert Cresswell (9 November 1934 — 6 December 2020) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Cresswell was born in Newport and educated at St Julian's High School.[1]
A blindside flanker, Cresswell played in the Newport team that defeated the touring Wallabies in 1957.[2]
Cresswell won four Wales caps in the 1960 Five Nations Championship, forming a back-row in two of the matches with Newport teammates Glyn Davidge and Geoff Whitson. He scored a try in Wales's 10–9 win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road and another in their loss to France in Paris.[3]
In 2015, Cresswell was inducted into the Newport RFC Hall of Fame.[4]