Jacky Braithwaite

John Braithwaite, known as Jacky, (21 April 1873 – 14 November 1915) was a rugby union scrum half who played 359 times for Leicester Tigers between 1895 and 1906 scoring 67 tries, 45 conversions, 2 penalties, 15 drop goals and one goal from a mark for 361 points. Braithwaite was born in Leeds and played local rugby for St Cuthbert's, Holbeck and Vulcan Rovers before moving to Leicester. He made his Leicester debut against Bedford on 12 October 1895 and played 7 times that season. He became a regular in the First XV the next season and went on to win 8 successive Midlands Counties Cups from 1898–1905, during his career he only lost one of 34 fixtures in the cup. Braithwaite started a record 236 games with fly half partner Billy Foreman for Leicester.[1]

Jacky Braithwaite
Birth nameJohn Braithwaite
Date of birth21 April 1873
Place of birthLeeds, England
Date of death14 November 1915
Place of deathWest Humberstone, Leicester, England
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight9 st (126 lb; 57 kg)
Occupation(s)Engineer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum Half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1895–1906 Leicester Tigers 359 (361)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905 England 1

Braithwaite made his international debut for England on 2 December 1905 in England's first international against New Zealand at Crystal Palace.[2] It was his only cap for England.[3]

Sources

Farmer,Stuart & Hands, David Tigers-Official History of Leicester Football Club (The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5)

References
  1. Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
  2. "England (0) 0 - 15 (9) New Zealand (FT)". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. "Jacky Braithwaite". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 15 November 2016.


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