About Ken Braddock
Lived 1938 – 2018 (aged 79). Ken Braddock was a police officer and rugby union player.
Kenneth James Braddock (28 August 1938 — 20 August 2018) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Born in Treowen, Newbridge, Braddock attended Greenfield Secondary Modern School and played his earliest rugby with Trinant, before joining Newbridge RFC. He earned representative honours in 1964 with a Combined Abertillery-Newbridge side that earned a draw against Fiji. Capped three times by Wales, Braddock made his debut against the Wallabies in 1966, forming a back row with Alun Pask and Haydn Morgan. He made two Five Nations Championship appearances the following year, against Scotland and Ireland, then found himself replaced by Ron Jones.
Braddock, who started his working life as a coal miner, had many years with the Staffordshire Police force, after relocating to England during the late 1960s. He was heavily involved in police rugby.
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Who was Ken Braddock?
rugby player
When was Ken Braddock born?
Ken Braddock was born on 28 August 1938.
When did Ken Braddock die?
Ken Braddock died on 20 August 2018.
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Ken Braddock was a police officer and rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ken Braddock. https://biography.guide/ken-braddock/
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