Chris Jennins
| Full name | Christopher Robert Jennins | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 February 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Runcorn, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Robert Jennins (born 5 February 1942) is an English former rugby union international.[1]
Born in Runcorn, Jennins was educated at Rydal Penrhos in North Wales.[2]
Jennins played his rugby for Merseyside club Waterloo and was capped three times by England. He made his debut as a centre against the touring Wallabies at Twickenham in 1967 and featured twice in that year's Five Nations, including a victory over Ireland at Lansdowne Road. A Lancashire representative, Jennins played in the 1968–69 County Championship final win against Cornwall, with his sideline conversion in the 60th minute proving to be the difference.[3]
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- ^ "Greenwood has Australians on the run". Western Daily Press. 22 December 1966.
- ^ "Sharp as captain a boob by selectors". Liverpool Daily Post. 20 December 1966.
- ^ "Greenwood's leadership inspires Lancashire". Sunday Mercury. 9 March 1969.