Kenneth Berridge Wood Explained

Ken Wood
Birth Date:Register Q3 1885
Birth Place:Leicester, England
Death Place:South Africa
Ru Position:Centre
Years1:1906 - 1919
Clubs1:Leicester Tigers
Apps1:121
Points1:115
Repyears1:1910
Repteam1:British Isles
Repcaps1:2

Kenneth Berridge Wood known as Ken Wood was a rugby union centre who played 121 times for Leicester Tigers between 1906 and 1919, scoring 33 tries and 4 drop goals for points total of 115. Wood made his Leicester debut on 13 October 1906 at Welford Road against Bristol. He played in two Midlands Counties Cup-winning sides and in 1908 represented Midlands and East Midlands Counties in their win against Australia.

Wood was also a member of the 1910 British Lions tour to South Africa and played in the first and third test, both were lost.

Wood later emigrated to South Africa where he died in 1968.[1]

Sources

Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenneth Berridge Wood. 9 September 2016.