Alfred Carpenter (rugby union)
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Full nameAlfred Denzel Carpenter
Born23 July 1900
Abenhall, England
Died18 April 1974 (aged 73)
Gloucester, England
Position(s)
Front-row
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| Born | 23 July 1900 Abenhall, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 April 1974 (aged 73) Gloucester, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Denzel Carpenter (23 July 1900 – 18 April 1974) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Abenhall, Gloucestershire, Carpenter was known by the nickname "Bumps" and worked as a coal miner.[1]
Carpenter, primarily a hooker, started out playing for Cinderford. He began his career with Gloucester in 1928 and remained with the club until the war.[1] In 1932, Carpenter was capped for England in a match against the Springboks at Twickenham, becoming the first English player from the Forest of Dean.[2] He won four County Championships representing Gloucestershire and in 1937 toured Wales with the Barbarians.[3]