Alfred Lionel Kewney (13 September 1882 – 16 December 1959) was a rugby union forward who played 16 times for England between 1906 and 1913. He played his club rugby for

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and

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in Whitley Bay. Kewney made his international debut for England on 13 January 1906 against Wales at

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. In 1908 his transfer to Leicester was subject of an RFU inquiry because of alleged professionalism. Kewney and the Leicester club were cleared of all charges, though the neutrality of the inquiry is questionable as the day it closed Leicester's Welford Road hosted an England international in which Kewney started.

Sources

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kewney, Alf 1882 births 1959 deaths English rugby union players England international rugby union players Leicester Tigers players Rugby union players from Tynemouth Rugby union forwards