John Jewitt (rugby union)
| Full name | John Henry Jewitt | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 October 1878 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 June 1930 (aged 51) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Vancouver, BC, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
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John Henry Jewitt (5 October 1878 – 8 June 1930) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
A forward from County Durham, Jewitt played for local side Hartlepool Rovers and was capped once for England, appearing against Wales at Blackheath in the 1902 Home Nations. He also had a stint with Swansea while in the city for work at the dry docks and in the 1902–03 season was signed by the Broughton Rangers.[2]
Jewitt moved to Canada in 1906 and rose up the ranks of the Vancouver Police Department to become chief inspector of their criminal investigations department in 1924.[3] He retired as a police officer in 1929 and joined a real estate firm.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "International For Broughton Rangers". Hull Evening News. 16 January 1903.
- ^ "Ex-Swansea Player Turns Out For The N.U." South Wales Evening Post. 17 January 1903.
- ^ "John H. Jewitt Dies Suddenly". The Province. 9 June 1930.
- ^ "John H. Jewitt Of Vancouver Dies Suddenly". The Victoria Daily Times. 9 June 1930.
External links
- John Jewitt at ESPNscrum (archive)