Henry Kayll
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Full nameHenry Edward Kayll
Born16 July 1855
Sunderland, England
Died14 February 1910 (aged 54)
Vancouver, Canada
Position
Fullback
| Full name | Henry Edward Kayll | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 July 1855 Sunderland, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 February 1910 (aged 54) Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
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Henry Edward Kayll (16 July 1855 – 14 February 1910) was an English international rugby union player.
Kayll was the son of former Sunderland mayor John James Kayll.[1]
An all–round sportsman, Kayll was a British pole vault champion and as a rugby fullback earned representative honours for England in 1878, featuring in a drawn match against Scotland at The Oval.[2]
Kayll immigrated to Canada soon after attaining his England cap.[3]