Ivor Bennett

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Ivor Bennett (16 June 1913 – 16 June 2003) was a Welsh rugby player who played both rugby union and rugby league in the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in Aberkenfig, Wales. Bennett played as a prop in rugby union for Aberavon RFC and earned one cap for Wales in 1937 against Ireland. He then switched to professional rugby league and played as a second-row for Warrington from 1937 to 1946, making 73 appearances and scoring 13 tries (39 points). He helped Warrington win the 1937–38 Lancashire Cup Final, 8–4 against Barrow at Central Park, Wigan, on 23 October 1937. Bennett made his Warrington debut on 28 August 1937 and played his last match on 9 November 1946. He died in Port Talbot, Wales, aged 90.