Kevin Skinner (rugby union)

Kevin Skinner
Skinner in 1951
Birth nameKevin Lawrence Skinner
Date of birth(1927-11-27)27 November 1927
Place of birthDunedin, New Zealand
Date of death21 July 2014(2014-07-21) (aged 86)
Place of deathAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
SchoolChristian Brothers High School
St. Kevin's College
Notable relative(s)Arthur Hughes (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1945–55 Dunedin Pirates ()
1956 Waiuku ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–54 Otago ()
1956 Counties ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949–56 New Zealand 20 (3)

Kevin Lawrence Skinner (24 November 1927 – 21 July 2014) was a rugby union player from New Zealand who won 20 full caps for the All Blacks, two of them as captain. He was also a heavyweight boxer, winning the New Zealand championship in 1947.