Keith Jarrett (rugby)

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Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett 2014
Birth nameKeith Stanley Jarrett
Date of birth (1948-05-18) 18 May 1948 (age 76)
Place of birthNewport, Wales
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight13 st 1 lb (83 kg)
SchoolMonmouth School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1966 Abertillery RFC ()
1966–70 Newport RFC ()
London Welsh RFC ()
Monmouthshire ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1967–69 Wales 10 (73)
1968 British Lions[1][2][3] 0 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionBack
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–73 Barrow 92 559
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970 Wales[4][5] 2 3

Keith Jarrett (born 18 May 1948) is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played representative rugby union for the British Lions and for Wales, where he set point scoring records, and Monmouthshire, and at club level for Abertillery RFC, Newport RFC and London Welsh RFC, as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13.[1][2][3] The teenaged Jarrett made a memorable international debut for Wales against England in 1967, scoring 19 of Wales's 34 points.[6] He also played representative rugby league for Wales, and at club level for Barrow.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Profile". Lionsrugby.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics". Espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics". Wru.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". Rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Official website of the Rugby League Record Keepers' Club". 28 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ Norman S Barrett (1974). Purnell's Encyclopedia of Sport. Purnell. p. 201. ISBN 9780361028127.