Richard Kindersley (rugby union) explained

Richard Kindersley
Full Name:Richard Stephen Kindersley
Birth Date:27 September 1858
Birth Place:St Thomas, Devon, England
Death Place:Beaminster, Dorset, England
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1882–85
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Richard Stephen Kindersley (27 September 1858 – 26 September 1932) was an English rugby union player.[1]

Born in St Thomas, Devon, Kindersley was the son of the Rector of Brampford Speke and attended Clifton College.[2]

Kindersley gained blues for rowing and rugby while at Exeter College, Oxford. He played for Cambridge University RFC in two Varsity Matches and rowed in the Oxford eight from 1880 to 1882. A forward in rugby, Kindersley was the first player of Devon origins to be capped for England, making three international appearances.[3]

Between 1888 and 1920, Kindersley was a master at Eton College.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Double "Blue's" Death . . 28 September 1932.
  2. News: Obituary . . 29 September 1932.
  3. News: Mr. R. S. Kindersley . Devon and Exeter Gazette . 30 September 1932.