title: A. P. Penketh
text: # A. P. Penketh
  
  Alfred Peter Penketh (1865 - 18 February 1932) was a Manx rugby union player, who took part in the first 1888 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia. He played for Douglas Rugby Football Club.
  
  ## Personal history
  
  Penketh was born in 1865 to Richard Penketh and his birth was registered on the Isle of Man. He married Frances Laura Jane Holmes on 1 June 1910.
  
  ## Rugby career
  
  Penketh was a forward, and played in 19 games of the tour, scoring a solitary try, against Canterbury in New Zealand on 9 May 1888.
  
  Other than the British Isles tour, he was not selected for any national side (the Isle of Man itself has never fielded a national team). He was the only Manxman to have been selected for the British Lions.
  
  