Full name | Vivian Gordon James Jenkins | ||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 November 1911 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Port Talbot, Wales | ||||||||||||
Date of death | 5 January 2004 | ||||||||||||
Place of death | Harpenden, England | ||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 7 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
School | Llandovery College | ||||||||||||
University | Jesus College, Oxford | ||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Journalist | ||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||
Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||
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Amateur clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
1930–32 ? |
Oxford University London Welsh |
3 ? |
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National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
1933–39 1938 |
Wales British Lions |
14 1 |
(36) (9) |
Vivian Gordon James "Viv" Jenkins (2 November 1911 – 5 January 2004) was a Welsh rugby union player who, having taught Classics and Games at Dover College, went on to have a successful career as a sports journalist. He won 14 caps for Wales and 1 cap for the British and Irish Lions. He also played first-class cricket with Glamorgan and Oxford University.