Barrie Bennetts

Barzillai Beckerleg Bennetts MBE, also known as Barrie Bennetts (14 July 1883 – 26 July 1958) born in Penzance and was a Cornish rugby union player who played at international level, touring Argentina with the 1910 Combined British rugby union side, an early incarnation of the British and Irish Lions.

Personal life Barzillai Beckerleg Bennetts was born in Penzance in 1883 to Mr J H Bennetts, a local coal merchant. He was educated at Bridgend College, London and trained in the legal profession. By 1910 he was a solicitor for Boase and Bennetts in Penzance. He died in 1958 at his brother's home in Alverton, Penzance.

Sports Bennetts was an accomplished sportsman excelling in many sports including football, playing for Penzance Football Club and appearing in four Cornwall Senior Cup finals. He also represented Cornwall at golf and hockey, and tennis would have probably been on the list if there was a Cornwall tennis team at the time. While in London training to be a solicitor he played rugby for Richmond.

Combined British Team to Argentina Date Opponents Venue Result Score Notes1 1910 June 12 Argentina Flores W 28 – 3 Argentina's first International match

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