About Ernie Hammett
Lived 1891 – 1947 (aged 55). Ernie Hammett was an association football player and rugby union player.
Ernest Dyer Galbraith Hammett (15 October 1891 – 23 June 1947) was an English international rugby union player.
Hammett was born in Radstock, Somerset, but grew up in Newport, Wales, attending Newport High School. He played association football for Treharris and Newport County, while also gaining a cap for Welsh Amateurs in a 1912 international against England. His rugby was predominantly played in Wales, which included three seasons with Newport RFC.
From 1920 to 1922, Hammett was capped eight times for England as a centre three-quarter. His debut match was against Wales, which had also called him up, unaware that he had committed to England.
Hammett toured Argentina with the British Lions in 1927 and played three of the four matches against the Pumas, contributing 41-points through a try, drop goal, two penalties and 14 conversions.
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Ernie Hammett was born on 15 October 1891.
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Ernie Hammett died on 23 June 1947.
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Ernie Hammett was an association football player and rugby union player.
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