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| Full name | Vivian McKeating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | fourth quarter 1919 Cockermouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2011 (aged 91–92) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vivian "Vince"McKeating (birth registered fourth quarter 1919[4] – 2011) was an English professionalrugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at representative level forGreat Britain,England,British Empire andCumberland, and at club level forDewsbury,Workington Town andBarrow, as ahooker.[1]
Vince McKeating's birth was registered inCockermouth district,Cumberland, England, and he died aged 91–92.
Vince McKeating representedBritish Empire while at Workington in 1949 against France, and woncaps forEngland while at Workington in 1951 against Wales, and France,[2] and woncaps forGreat Britain while at Workington in 1951 against New Zealand (2 matches).[3]
Vince McKeating representedCumberland. Vince McKeating playedhooker inCumberland's 5-4 victory overAustralia in the1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at theRecreation Ground,Whitehaven on Wednesday 13 October 1948, in front of a crowd of 8,818.[5]
Vince McKeating playedhooker inDewsbury's 4-13 defeat byWigan in theChampionship Final during the1946–47 season atMaine Road,Manchester on Saturday 21 June 1947.[6]
Vince McKeating playedhooker inWorkington Town's 18-10 victory overFeatherstone Rovers in the1952 Challenge Cup Final during the1951–52 season atWembley Stadium,London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093, and playedhooker inBarrow's 21-12 victory overWorkington Town in the1955 Challenge Cup Final during the1954–55 season atWembley Stadium,London on Saturday 30 April 1955, in front of a crowd of 66,513.
Vince McKeating playedhooker inBarrow's 12-2 victory overOldham in the1954 Lancashire Cup Final during the1954–55 season atStation Road, Swinton on Saturday 23 October 1954.[7]
Vince McKeating holds Workington Town's "Consecutive Appearances" record, with 141-appearances from August 1948 to September 1951.[8]
Vince McKeating was the younger brother of the rugby league footballer,Dan McKeating. Vince McKeating's marriage to Elsie (née Wilson) was registered during second ¼ 1944 inBarrow-in-Furness district.[9]