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Cecil Kershaw

Cecil Ashworth Kershaw (3 February 1895 – 1 November 1972) was a British Olympian and England rugby international during the 1920s.

Fencing career

Kershaw was an Olympic fencer who competed for Great Britain at two Olympic Games He was a three times British fencing champion, winning the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships in 1920, 1925 and 1926.

Rugby

He was also a rugby union player who represented the Royal Navy as a scrum-half and was capped 16 times by England between 1920 and 1923. Kershaw formed a notable half-back partnership with W. J. A. Davies for both the Navy and England; in their 14 matches together for England, they never finished on the losing side.

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