Syd Newman

Syd Newman
Full nameSydney Charles Newman
Date of birth(1919-07-27)27 July 1919
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Date of death2 June 1990(1990-06-02) (aged 70)
Place of deathJohannesburg, South Africa
SchoolChristian Brothers College
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–48 England 3 (3)

Sydney Charles Newman (27 July 1919 – 2 June 1990) was a South African-born England rugby union representative.

Born and raised in South Africa, Newman was a fullback, capped three times for England while in the country to study at the University of Oxford, where he was a rugby blue.[1] He also played for Moseley.[2]

Newman made his England debut in their 1947 Five Nations win over France at Twickenham. He started the 1948 season as England's fullback in the one-off Test against Australia and two weeks later gained his third cap in a Five Nations match against Wales. His first-minute penalty goal in the Wales match, a difficult shot from distance under heavy rain, was England's only score in a 3–3 draw that secured their only points of the campaign.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Oxford + S. Africa = England". Daily News. 13 December 1946.
  2. ^ "S. C. Newman in Moseley XV". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 October 1948.
  3. ^ "England take rugby lead in 60 seconds". Evening Standard. 17 January 1948.