Cecil Kershaw

Cecil Ashworth Kershaw (3 February 1895 – 1 November 1972) was a British Olympian and England rugby international during the 1920s.[1]

Cecil Kershaw
Personal information
Birth nameCecil Ashworth Kershaw
Born(1895-02-03)3 February 1895
Dacca, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Died1 November 1972(1972-11-01) (aged 77)
Worthing, West Sussex, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
United Services Portsmouth RFC
Representative
Navy		 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1920–1923  England 16 6
Sport
SportFencing

Fencing career

Kershaw was an Olympic fencer who competed for Great Britain at two Olympic Games[2] He was a three times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships in 1920, 1925 and 1926.[3]

Rugby

He was also a rugby union player who represented the Royal Navy as a scrum-half and was capped by England 16 times between 1920 and 1923.[4] Kershaw formed a notable half-back partnership with W. J. A. Davies for both the Navy and England; in their 14 matches together for England they never finished on the losing side.

References
  1. "Cecil Kershaw". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. "Cecil Kershaw Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  3. "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. "Cecil Kershaw". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
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