Deneys Swayne Explained

Deneys Swayne
Full Name:Deneys Harald Swayne
Birth Date:23 November 1909
Birth Place:Roorkee, British India
Death Place:Mendip, Somerset, England
Occupation:Doctor
School:Bromsgrove School
University:Worcester College, Oxford
Position:Wing-forward
Repyears1:1931
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

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.[1]

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.[2]

In World War II, Swayne served as a captain with the Royal Army Medical Corps and was wounded in Normandy.[1]

Swayne was a general practitioner in Stevenage for 35 years, before retiring to Ditcheat, Somerset.[3]

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  1. 3 November 1990 . . 301 . 1044 .
  2. News: Thrilling Finish to Exiting Game . Exeter and Plymouth Gazette . 19 January 1931.
  3. News: Well-known Ditcheat doctor dies . . 20 September 1990.