Ted Hewitt (rugby union) explained

Ted Hewitt
Full Name:Edwin Newbury Hewitt
Birth Date:22 April 1924
Birth Place:Coventry, England
Death Date:June 2003 (aged 79)
Death Place:Spain
Position:Fullback
Repyears1:1951
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:2

Edwin Newbury Hewitt (22 April 1924 – June 2003) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Hewitt grew up near Coundon Road Stadium in Coventry and was educated at Barkers Butts School.[2]

A fullback, Hewitt was capped for England in three 1951 Five Nations matches, against Wales, Ireland and France. He was also a Warwickshire representative player and competed at club level with Coventry, which he captained.[3]

Hewitt retired to Spain, where he died in 2003.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ted Hewitt Reserve At Twickenham . . 6 January 1950.
  2. News: Former Coventry full-back dies . . 11 June 2003 . en.
  3. News: Ted Hewitt Returns To Coventry Team . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 19 January 1954.