About Leighton Jenkins
Lived 1931 – 2020 (aged 88). Leighton Jenkins was a rugby union player.
Leighton Hugh Jenkins MBE (1 July 1931 — 7 May 2020) was a Welsh international rugby union player of the 1950s and a Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force.
Jenkins was born in New Tredegar and attended Tredegar Grammar School.
A number eight, Jenkins won five Wales caps, debuting against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1954. He appeared in all four matches of their title winning 1956 Five Nations Championship campaign.
Jenkins spent his career with Bath, Bedwas, Combined Services, Leicester, London Welsh, Loughborough Colleges, Newport and the RAF. He was captain of the Newport side that beat Australia in 1957 and scored the second of his team's two tries. In 1962, Jenkins captained Combined Services on a tour of East Africa.
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Who was Leighton Jenkins?
Welsh rugby union player
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Leighton Jenkins was born on 1 July 1931.
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Leighton Jenkins died on 7 May 2020.
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Leighton Jenkins was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Leighton Jenkins. https://biography.guide/leighton-jenkins/
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