A. P. Penketh

Alfred Peter Penketh (1865 – 18 February 1932) was a Manx rugby union player, who took part in the first 1888 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia.^[1][2][3] He played for Douglas Rugby Football Club.^[1][2]

A. P. Penketh

Born	Alfred Peter Penketh 1865 (1865) Fairfield, Liverpool, England
Died	18 February 1932(1932-02-18) (aged 66–67)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Douglas R.U.F.C. International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1888 British Isles 0 ((0))

The 1888 British Isles team including A.P. Penketh

Personal history

Penketh was born in Fairfield, Liverpool to Captain Richard Penketh, a banker, and later lived in Port Soderick, Isle of Man.^[4][5][6] He married Frances Laura Jane Holmes on 1 June 1910.^[7]

Rugby career

Penketh was a forward, and played in 19 games of the tour, scoring a solitary try, against Canterbury in New Zealand on 9 May 1888.^[8]

Other than the British Isles tour, he was not selected for any national side (the Isle of Man itself has never fielded a national team). He was the only Manxman to have been selected for the British Lions.^[9]

See also

• Rugby union in the Isle of Man