Tom Knowles (rugby union)
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Full nameThomas Caldwell Knowles
Born6 May 1908
West Bromwich, England
Died12 September 1985 (aged 77)
Birkenhead, England
SchoolAmpleforth College
| Full name | Thomas Caldwell Knowles | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 May 1908 West Bromwich, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 1985 (aged 77) Birkenhead, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ampleforth College | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Caldwell Knowles (6 May 1908 – 12 September 1985) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in West Bromwich, Knowles learned his rugby at Ampleforth College, starting out as a fullback.[2]
Knowles developed into a stand-off with his club Birkenhead Park and could also play centre three-quarter. For his solitary England cap, a 1931 Five Nations against Scotland at Murrayfield, Knowles played stand-off.[3] He twice toured overseas with the British Lions, visiting New Zealand and Australia in 1930, then Argentina in 1936. A regular Cheshire representative, Knowles retired as the county's most capped player.[4]