Brian Warwick Keen (born 1 June 1944) is an English former international

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player. Keen was born in

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and attended

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. While a fourth-year student at

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, Keen was capped four times for

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across the 1968 Five Nations, as a loose-head prop. He also represented Northumberland. Keen had several seasons with Moseley, then had to step away from rugby for two years due to business commitments, with his work taking him to Brazil. He returned to the sport in 1972 to play for Newcastle club

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and later competed with Bedford, winning a

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title in 1974–75.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Keen, Brian 1944 births Living people English rugby union players England international rugby union players Rugby union props Rugby union players from Suffolk Sportspeople from Bury St Edmunds People educated at Hardye's School Alumni of Newcastle University Northumberland RFU players Birmingham Moseley Rugby players Northern Football Club players Bedford Blues players 20th-century English sportsmen

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