Roy Muir Kinnear
Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer
About Roy Muir Kinnear
Lived 1904 – 1942 (aged 38). Roy Muir Kinnear was a British rugby league player and rugby union player.
Robert Muir "Roy" Kinnear
Kinnear played rugby league for Wigan as a . He played right- in Wigan's 5–4 victory over Widnes in the 1928 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1928–29 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 24 November 1928.
Kinnear played left- and scored a try in Wigan's 13–2 victory over Dewsbury in the 1928–29 Northern Rugby Football League season's Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1929.
He won caps for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Wigan in 1929 against England, in 1930 against England (2 matches), and won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Wigan in 1929 against Australia.
He scored 81 tries in 182 games for Wigan.
He collapsed and died while playing rugby union with the RAF during World War II in 1942, aged 38.
The Scotland Rugby League Student Player of the Year Award is named after him.
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Who was Roy Muir Kinnear?
Scottish rugby union and rugby league footballer
When was Roy Muir Kinnear born?
Roy Muir Kinnear was born on 3 February 1904 in Scotland.
When did Roy Muir Kinnear die?
Roy Muir Kinnear died on 22 September 1942 in Uxbridge.
What was Roy Muir Kinnear's occupation?
Roy Muir Kinnear was a rugby league player and rugby union player.
What nationality was Roy Muir Kinnear?
Roy Muir Kinnear was British.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Roy Kinnear (rugby)
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