Peter Kininmonth
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Peter Kininmonth was a Scottish international rugby union
player, who played for and the Lions
.
He also played for Oxford University
and Richmond RFC.
He weighed 14 stone 11 lb.
Kinninmonth captained Scotland, and his play was remembered by a youthful Bill McLaren
:
He was on the 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who played for and the Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
.
He also played for Oxford University
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
and Richmond RFC.
He weighed 14 stone 11 lb.
Kinninmonth captained Scotland, and his play was remembered by a youthful Bill McLaren
Bill McLaren
William Pollock "Bill" McLaren CBE was a Scottish rugby union commentator, teacher, journalist and one time rugby player. Until his retirement in 2002, he was known as 'the voice of rugby'...
:
- "I had shared in the exultation as a spectator when the Scots registered that totally unexpected 19-0 win over a star studded on 3 February 1951. I already had started working for the Hawick Express and Bette and I, who were to be married in March, were among the record 80,000 crowd and had a fairly close view of that remarkable drop-goal by Scotland’s captain, Peter Kininmonth (Richmond), that ignited a memorable Scottish effort against a Ales containing famous names such as Lewis JonesLewis JonesLewis Jones may refer to:*Lewis Jones , Welsh writer*Lewis Jones , Welsh dual-code international rugby footballer*Lewis Jones , Bishop of Killaloe*Lewis Jones , British politician, MP for Swansea West, 1931–1945...
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. Wales had 11 British Lions in that side so that Scotland’s triumph held out some promise for the future. Instead Scotland lost those next 17 internationals in which they scored just 11 tries and conceded 51."
He was on the 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1950 was the first post-war tour made by the Lions; there had not been one since 1938....
.