Jeff Reynolds | |
Full Name: | Frank Jeffrey Reynolds |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1916 |
Birth Place: | Canton, China |
Death Place: | Somerset West, South Africa |
School: | Cranleigh School |
Position: | Stand-off |
Repyears1: | 1937–38 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 7 |
Repyears2: | 1938 |
Repcaps2: | 2 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Frank Jeffrey Reynolds (2 January 1916 – 29 July 1996) was an English international rugby union player.
The son of a doctor, Reynolds was born in Canton, China, and learned his rugby at Cranleigh School, where he was made into a stand-off. He captained England schoolboys in a match against their Scottish rivals.[1]
Reynolds was commissioned from Sandhurst into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment in 1936.[1]
An Old Cranleighans player, Reynolds made his England debut in their final 1937 Home Nations fixture, a win over Scotland at Murrayfield that secured the Triple Crown.[2] He was capped a further two times in 1938 and toured South Africa with the British Lions that year, featuring in the first two Test matches.[3]
In addition to rugby, Reynolds also played field hockey for Sussex and cricket for the Kent 2nd XI.[1]
Reynolds served in North Africa during World War II and became Squadron Commander. He was later mentioned in dispatches serving with the 1st Battalion in Palestine.[1]
Emigrating to South Africa in 1951, Reynolds was manager of the Rand Club in Johannesburg.[1]