Basil Kenyon
# Basil Kenyon

Basil John Kenyon (19 May 1918 – 9 May 1996) was a South African rugby union player.

## Biography

Kenyon was born in Umtata, and grew up in the Transkei. He joined the SA forces during the World War II in North Africa and Italy. On return to South Africa he moved to East London to join Border.

In 1949, Kenyon was selected to make his debut for the Springboks in the fourth and final test match against the All Blacks and was also named captain. He was the appointed captain of the Springbok team to tour Britain, Ireland and France in 1951. Kenyon played in five tour matches and in the match against Pontypool, he injured his eye so severely that it ended his tour and he never played rugby again. In his 5 tour matches he scored 13 points, which included 2 tries, 2 conversions and a penalty goal.

After his playing days, Kenyon started coaching and in 1958 he was the Springboks' coach in the Test series against France.

### Test history

| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | New Zealand | 11–8 | Flank (c) | | 17 Sep 1949 | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth |
