About A.P. Penketh
Lived 1865 – 1932 (aged 66–67). A.P. Penketh was a rugby union player.
Alfred Peter Penketh (1865 – 18 February 1932) was a Manx rugby union player, who took part in the first 1888 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia. He played for Douglas Rugby Football Club. He married Frances Laura Jane Holmes on 1 June 1910.
Rugby career Penketh was a forward, and played in 19 games of the tour, scoring a solitary try, against Canterbury in New Zealand on 9 May 1888.
Other than the British Isles tour, he was not selected for any national side (the Isle of Man itself has never fielded a national team). He was the only Manxman to have been selected for the British Lions.
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Who was A.P. Penketh?
rugby union player (1865–1932)
When was A.P. Penketh born?
A.P. Penketh was born in 1865 in Isle of Man.
When did A.P. Penketh die?
A.P. Penketh died on 18 February 1932.
What was A.P. Penketh's occupation?
A.P. Penketh was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). A.P. Penketh. https://biography.guide/a-p-penketh/
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