Full name | Alfred Patrick Atkins | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1900-04-09)9 April 1900 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 March 1979(1979-03-25) (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Biddenham, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Patrick Atkins (9 April 1900 — 25 March 1979) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Atkins was born in Dublin and educated at Belvedere College. During World War I, Atkins served with the Royal Flying Corps as a pilot and was badly injured in a plane crash.
A three-quarter, Atkins was a noted place kicker and played for Bective Rangers. He scored a try from the wing in his only appearance for Ireland, a win over France at Lansdowne Road in 1923.
See also
References
- "Ireland v France". Freeman's Journal. 26 January 1924.
- "A. P. Atkins". Sport (Dublin). 11 April 1925.
- "Ireland's Great Win". Freeman's Journal. 28 January 1924.
External links
- Alfred Atkins at ESPNscrum