About Deneys Swayne
Lived 1909 – 1990 (aged 80). Deneys Swayne was a military personnel and rugby union player.
Deneys Harald Swayne (23 November 1909 – 9 September 1990) was an English international rugby union player.
The son of a lieutenant colonel, Swayne was born in Roorkee, British India, and attended Bromsgrove School in Worcestershire, before further studies at Worcester College, Oxford, and St George's Hospital.
Swayne was a varsity player at Oxford and gained one England cap, as a wing-forward in a 1931 Five Nations match against Wales at Twickenham, which ended in a 11–11 draw.
In World War II, Swayne served as a captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps and was wounded in Normandy.
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Who was Deneys Swayne?
rugby player
When was Deneys Swayne born?
Deneys Swayne was born on 23 November 1909.
When did Deneys Swayne die?
Deneys Swayne died on 9 September 1990.
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Deneys Swayne was a military personnel and rugby union player.
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