R M A Kingswell

RMA Kingswell (Dickie) was a former president of the Rugby Football Union between 1972 and 1973.^[1]

Whilst RFU president he received credit from the Irish rugby authorities and supporters for taking an England team to play in Dublin in 1973, after Wales and Scotland had refused to play their triple crown matches at Lansdowne Road, Dublin because of the Troubles.^[2] This promoted the famous quote from the England captain, John Pullin following England's defeat in the match.

"we may not be very good but at least we turn up".

Personal details

He was the son of Mr and Mrs JG Kingswell. He married Miss Mary Talbot Auty at Batley Congregational Church on 1 July 1936.^[3]

A solicitor by occupation he worked with his uncle, WH Kingswell in the partnership of Messes Brown, Wilkin and Scott.^[4]

Rugby career

He was Honorary Secretary and President of Yorkshire RFU before becoming President of the Rugby Football Union between 1972-1973.

He played his club rugby for Wakefield RFC and Headingley and played 51 times for Yorkshire between 1929 and 1938.^[5]

He was Captain of Headingley in 1936-37 and served on the Headingley committee for over 40 years and was President in 1968-9.^[6]

A scrum half he was once a non playing replacement for England and featured in the final trials.^[7]

According to the Yorkshire Rugby Union Centenary booklet

"Kingswell was primarily and most effectively a scrum half, impeccably courageous in defence and a model of classical tackling, but at the insistence of the county he adapted himself to centre-three quarter and even attempted wing forward to contribute the assets of his experience and unflagging spirit. His playing characteristics were transferred to his administrative obligations and for twelve years Dick Kingswell became much the symbol of Yorkshire Rugby Union that Bob Oakes had been"

References

↑ http://www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.WebSite_Detail/StoryID/7983
↑ http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/gone-from-bloody-sunday-to-playing-ball-at-croke-park-122108.html
↑ Wakefield Express 4/7/1936
↑ Wakefield Express 4/7/1936
↑ Yorkshire Rugby Union Centenary 1869-1969 booklet
↑ http://www.leedscarnegie.co.uk/index_history.htm
↑ Yorkshire Rugby Union Centenary 1869-1969 booklet

Rugby Football Union Presidents

To 1900	1871-74: A Rutter 1874-75: F Stokes 1875-76: L J Maton 1876-77, 1877-78: C D Heatley 1878-82: A. G. Guillemard 1882-84: J Maclaren 1884-86: Frederick Currey 1886-88: L Stokes 1888-89: A Budd 1889-90: Harry Garnett 1890-92: E T Gurdon 1892-94: W Cail 1894-96: Roger Walker 1896-98: R W Whalley 1898-1900: J W H Thorp

To the First World War	1900-02: Francis Hugh Fox 1902-04: M Newsome 1904-07: G R Hill 1907-09: C A Crane 1909-11: T C Pring 1911-13: A M Crook 1913-14: A Hartley

To the Second World War	1919-20: A Hartley 1920-22: E Prescott 1922-23: R Henzell 1923-24: M F Waters 1924-25: W S Donne 1925-26: H E Ferens 1926-27: J Baxter 1927-28: P Royds 1928-29: V H Cartwright 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32: W T Pearce 1932-33: A D Stoop 1933-34: R F Oakes 1934-35: J Milnes 1935-37: J E Greenwood 1937-39: B A Hill 1939-40: G C Robinson

To the Professional Era	1945-47: J Daniell 1947-48: B C Hartley 1948-49: L G Brown 1949-50: E Watts 1950-51: W Wakefield 1951-52: H Cleaver 1952-53: P Holman 1953-54: J Brunton 1954-55: W C Ramsay 1955: L Clifford 1955-56: W B Gibbs 1956-57: L B "Ginger" Osborne 1957-58: A Marshall 1958-59: J Lawson 1959-60: J A Tallent 1960-61: A T Voyce 1961-62: R G S Hobbs 1962-63: C H Gadney 1963-64: A G Butler 1964-65: L Edwards 1965-66: A Walker 1966-67: D H Harrison 1967-68: J R Locker 1968-69: J T W Berry 1969-70: D T Kemp 1970-71: W Ramsay 1971-72: T A Kemp 1972-73: R M A Kingswell 1973-74: M R Steele-Bodger 1974-75: K H Chapman 1975-76: G Tarn 1976-77: R E G Jeeps 1977-78: A Wharton 1978-79: S R Couchman 1979-80: A W Ramsay 1980-81: J MACG Kendall-Carpenter 1981-82: D K Brooks 1982-83: J V Smiths 1983-84: C R Jacobs 1984-85: A E Agar 1985-86: D W Shuttleworth 1986-87: A A Grimsdell 1987-88: J Burgess 1988-89: J R Simpson 1989-90: D L Sanders 1990-91: M A Pearey 1991-92: P G Yarranton 1992-93: D D Serfontein 1993-94: I D S Beer 1994-95: D H Easby

To the Present Day	1995-96: W J Bishop 1996-97: J T Richardson 1997-98: P G Brook 1998-99: P C Trunkfield 1999-2000: J H Addison 2000-01: D P Rogers 2001-02: R S Manock 2002-03: W G D Morgan 2003-04: R W Horner 2004-05: M S Phillips 2005-06: L C K Angel 2006-07: R A G Rogers 2007-08: B Taylor 2008-09: Brian Williams 2009-10: John Owen 2010-11: Richard Appleby 2011-12: Willie Wildash 2012-13: Paul Murphy 2015-16: Jason Leonard

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