1892 Home Nations Championship
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The 1892 Home Nations Championship was the tenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship
. Six matches were played between 2 January and 5 March. It was contested by England
, Ireland
, Scotland
and Wales
.
England took the 1892 Championship and the Triple Crown
, their fifth Championship and third Triple Crown. Furthermore the English team failed to concede a single point, the only time this has occurred during the Championship's history.
The points system was changed yet again, with a try being upgraded from one to two points, while a goal conversion was increased from two to three points.
was worth two points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional three points. A dropped goal and a goal from mark
were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points.
(Blackheath), Frederic Alderson
(Hartlepool Rovers
) capt., RE Lockwood
(Heckmondwike
), George Hubbard
(Blackheath), C Emmott
(Bradford), A Briggs
(Bradford), Frank Evershed
(Blackheath), Tom Kent
(Salford
), Alfred Allport
(Blackheath), J Toothill
(Bradford), J Pyke (St. Helen's Recreation
), W Nicholl
(Brighouse Rangers), E Bullough
(Wigan
), William Yiend
(Hartlepool Rovers
), William Bromet
(Tadcaster)
Wales: Billy Bancroft
(Swansea
), Tom Pearson
(Cardiff
), William McCutcheon
(Swansea
), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Dickie Garrett
(Penarth
), Percy Phillips
(Newport), George Rowles
(Penarth
), Frank Mills
(Swansea
), Charles Nicholl
(Llanelli
), Tom Graham
(Newport), Jim Hannan
(Newport), Tom Deacon
(Swansea
), Arthur Boucher
(Newport), Rowley Thomas
(London Welsh), Wallace Watts
(Newport)
----
(Swansea
), Tom Pearson
(Cardiff
), William McCutcheon
(Swansea
), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Conway Rees
(Llanelli
), Evan James
(Swansea
), David James
(Swansea
), Frank Mills
(Swansea
), Charles Nicholl
(Llanelli
), Tom Graham
(Newport), Jim Hannan
(Newport), Tom Deacon
(Swansea
), Arthur Boucher
(Newport), Percy Bennett
(Cardiff Harlequins
), Wallace Watts
(Newport)
Scotland: Henry Stevenson
(Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Paul Clauss (Oxford Uni.
), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr
(West of Scotland) capt., Darsie Anderson
(London Scottish
), Frederick Goodhue
(London Scottish), Robert MacMillan
(London Scottish
), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians
), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), A Dalgleish (Gala
), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr
(West of Scotland)
----
(Runcorn), James Holt Marsh
(Swinton
), RE Lockwood
(Heckmondwike
), George Hubbard
(Blackheath), EW Taylor
(Rockcliff), A Briggs
(Bradford), Frank Evershed
(Blackheath), Tom Kent
(Salford
), Sammy Woods
(Wellington) capt., J Toothill
(Bradford), Launcelot Percival
(Oxford Uni.
), A Ashworth
(Oldham
), E Bullough
(Wigan
), William Yiend
(Hartlepool Rovers
), William Bromet
(Tadcaster)
Ireland T Peel (Limerick), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.
), S Lee (NIFC
), W Gardiner (NIFC
), Benjamin Tuke
(Bective Rangers
), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu
(Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), AK Wallis (Wanderers), RE Smith (Lansdowne), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke (Dublin U.
), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers
)
----
(Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), JC Woodburn (Kelvinside Acads.), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr
(West of Scotland) capt., William Wotherspoon
(Cambridge U.
), Frederick Goodhue
(London Scottish
), Robert MacMillan
(London Scottish
), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians
), Nelson Henderson
(London Scottish
), WA McDonald (Glasgow Uni.), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr
(West of Scotland)
Ireland T Peel (Limerick), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.
), S Lee (NIFC
), W Gardiner (NIFC
), FE Davies (Lansdowne), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu
(Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), G Collopy (Bective Rangers
), AK Wallis (Wanderers), Andrew Clinch
(Dublin U.
), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke (Dublin U.
), EF Frazer (Bective Rangers
)
----
), R Montgomery (NIFC
), FE Davies (Lansdowne), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu
(Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), AK Wallis (Wanderers), J Roche (Wanderers), R Stevenson (Dungannon
), CV Rooke (Dublin U.
), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers
)
Wales: Billy Bancroft
(Swansea
), Norman Biggs
(Cardiff
), Frederick Nicholls
(Cardiff Harlequins
), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Bert Gould
(Newport), Evan James
(Swansea
), David James
(Swansea
), Frank Mills
(Swansea
), Charles Nicholl
(Llanelli
), Harry Day
(Newport), Jim Hannan
(Newport), Tom Deacon
(Swansea
), Arthur Boucher
(Newport), Percy Bennett
(Cardiff Harlequins
), Wallace Watts
(Newport)
----
(Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Paul Robert Clauss
(Oxford Uni.
), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr
(West of Scotland) capt., Darsie Anderson
(London Scottish
), Frederick Goodhue
(London Scottish
), Robert MacMillan
(London Scottish
), McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), WA McDonald (Glasgow Uni.), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr
(West of Scotland)
England: T Coop
(Leigh
), Frederic Alderson
(Hartlepool Rovers
) capt., RE Lockwood
(Heckmondwike
), JW Dyson
(Huddersfield
), H Varley
(Liversedge
), A Briggs
(Bradford), Frank Evershed
(Blackheath), Tom Kent
(Salford
), Sammy Woods
(Wellington), J Toothill
(Bradford), H Bradshaw
(Bramley
), W Nicholl
(Brighouse Rangers
), E Bullough
(Wigan
), William Yiend
(Hartlepool Rovers
), William Bromet
(Tadcaster)
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
. Six matches were played between 2 January and 5 March. It was contested by England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
, Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
, Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
and Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
.
England took the 1892 Championship and the Triple Crown
Triple Crown (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the four national teams of the British Isles who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship: England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. If any one team manages to win all their games against the other three they win the...
, their fifth Championship and third Triple Crown. Furthermore the English team failed to concede a single point, the only time this has occurred during the Championship's history.
The points system was changed yet again, with a try being upgraded from one to two points, while a goal conversion was increased from two to three points.
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | |||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | −31 | 0 | |
Results
Scoring system
The matches for this season were decided on points scored. A tryTry
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
was worth two points, while converting a kicked goal from the try gave an additional three points. A dropped goal and a goal from mark
Goal from mark
A goal from mark is a former scoring move in rugby football. It occurred when a player "marked" the ball by making a fair catch and shouting "mark". From this position the player could not be tackled. The player then had the option of a free kick, which can be taken as a place, drop, or tap kick...
were both worth four points. Penalty goals were worth three points.
England vs. Wales
England: WB ThomsonWardlaw Brown Thomson
W.B. Thomson was a rugby union international who represented England from 1892 to 1895.-Early life:W.B. Thomson was born in around 1871, in Matabeleland, then deemed part of South Africa but in what would later become South Rhodesia.-Rugby union career:...
(Blackheath), Frederic Alderson
Frederic Alderson
Frederic Hodgson Rudd Alderson was an English international rugby union threequarter who played club rugby for Cambridge University and Hartlepool Rovers...
(Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers are an English rugby union club who play at The Friarage, West View Road in Hartlepool. Hartlepool Rovers have a coaching set-up with Alan Brown as head coach and Ian Cook as fitness guru.-History:...
) capt., RE Lockwood
Richard Lockwood (rugby)
Richard "Dicky" Evison Lockwood was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1880s and '90s who at representative level played for England from 1887 to 1894, and was captain in January and February 1894, and at club level for Dewsbury , Heckmondwike /, and Wakefield Trinity...
(Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike (Rugby League)
Heckmondwike was a professional rugby league club.The club was based in Heckmondwike , a small town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, which is located geographically at the centre of West Yorkshire, England....
), George Hubbard
George Hubbard
George Cairns 'Scatter' Hubbard was an English rugby union player who represented the England national rugby union team. He also played first-class cricket with Kent....
(Blackheath), C Emmott
Charles Emmott (rugby)
Charles Emmott was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., playing in the Half-backs, e.g. Scrum-half, or Fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10. Prior to the 27th August 1895, Bradford F.C...
(Bradford), A Briggs
Arthur Briggs (rugby)
Arthur 'Spafty' Briggs was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., playing in the Half-backs, e.g. Scrum-half, or Fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10. Prior to 27 August 1895, Bradford F.C...
(Bradford), Frank Evershed
Frank Evershed
Frank Evershed was an English rugby player who played internationally for England between 1889 and 1893 and a cricketer who played for Derbyshire....
(Blackheath), Tom Kent
Tom Kent (rugby player)
Thomas "Tom" Kent was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Salford. Kent represented England on six occasions and in 1888 he was chosen to tour New Zealand and Australia as part of the first British Isles team....
(Salford
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
), Alfred Allport
Alfred Allport
Dr. Alfred Allport was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Blackheath and international rugby for England...
(Blackheath), J Toothill
John Toothill
John "Jack" Thomas Toothill was an English rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bradford F.C., playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to the 27th August 1895, Bradford F.C...
(Bradford), J Pyke (St. Helen's Recreation
Pilkington Recs
The Recs Rugby Football Club is an amateur rugby league team based in St Helens, Merseyside.-History:The club was founded in 1878 as part of the sports and recreational section of Pilkington Glass. The side played rugby, and occasionally association football.However, on 14 June 1913, to discuss the...
), W Nicholl
William Nicholl
William Nicholl was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Brighouse Rangers, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row...
(Brighouse Rangers), E Bullough
Edward Bullough (rugby)
Edward "Ned" Bullough was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Wigan, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row...
(Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
), William Yiend
William Yiend
William "Pusher" Yiend was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Hartlepool Rovers and international rugby for England. In 1890 Yiend became one of the original members of the Barbarians Football Club...
(Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers are an English rugby union club who play at The Friarage, West View Road in Hartlepool. Hartlepool Rovers have a coaching set-up with Alan Brown as head coach and Ian Cook as fitness guru.-History:...
), William Bromet
William Bromet
William Ernest Bromet was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford and Tadcaster and county rugby for Yorkshire. Bromet and was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and represented England on twelve occasions between 1891 and 1896...
(Tadcaster)
Wales: Billy Bancroft
Billy Bancroft
Billy Bancroft was a Welsh international fullback who played club rugby for Swansea and a county cricketer for Glamorgan, becoming their first professional player in 1895....
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Tom Pearson
Tom Pearson (rugby player)
Thomas William Rory Pearson was a Welsh international wing who played club rugby for Cardiff and Newport and county rugby with Middlesex. He won 13 caps for Wales and captained the team on one occasion, against England. Pearson was an all-round sportsman, representing Wales not only in rugby, but...
(Cardiff
Cardiff RFC
Cardiff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union football club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, but soon relocated to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever since...
), William McCutcheon
William McCutcheon
William 'Billy' McCutcheon was a Welsh international rugby wing who played club rugby in the union code for Swansea and represented Oldham under the league code...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Dickie Garrett
Dickie Garrett
Richard 'Dickie' Garrett was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Penarth and international rugby for Wales. Garrett was a collier by trade and in 1908 was killed when he was crushed by a coal truck....
(Penarth
Penarth RFC
Penarth Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based since 1924 at The Athletic Field, Lavernock Road, in Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.-Origins and early history:...
), Percy Phillips
Percy Phillips (rugby player)
Henry Percy Phillips OBE was a Welsh rugby union international fly-half who played club rugby for Newport. He won six caps for Wales and played in all three games of the 1893 Home Nations Championship which saw Wales lift the Triple Crown for the first time in the country's history.Outside rugby,...
(Newport), George Rowles
George Rowles
George Albert Rowles was a Welsh rugby union international halfback who played club rugby for Penarth. He won a single cap for Wales during the 1892 Home Nations Championship...
(Penarth
Penarth RFC
Penarth Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based since 1924 at The Athletic Field, Lavernock Road, in Penarth, in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.-Origins and early history:...
), Frank Mills
Frank Mills (rugby player)
Frank Musgrave Mills was an English-born rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and Swansea and won 13 caps for Wales...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Charles Nicholl
Charles Nicholl
Charles "Boomer" Bowen Nicholl was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University and Llanelli...
(Llanelli
Llanelli RFC
Llanelli Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club founded in 1875 and its senior team is one of the leading club sides in Wales. The club began the 2008-09 season at their historic home ground of Stradey Park in Llanelli, but moved in November 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent...
), Tom Graham
Tom Graham
Thomas 'Tom' Cooper Graham was an England-born rugby union international forward who played club rugby for Newport. He won 12 caps for Wales and was seen as intelligent, mobile forward player...
(Newport), Jim Hannan
Jim Hannan (rugby player)
Jim Hannan was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Newport. A strong tactical forward his scrummaging work was excellent and could pivot the whole scrum around him....
(Newport), Tom Deacon
Tom Deacon
Thomas 'Tom' Deacon was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Swansea and international rugby for Wales- Rugby career :...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Arthur Boucher
Arthur Boucher
Arthur Boucher was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport. Boucher was an adaptable player, who although selected mainly as a forward, often played at centre. He was strong, quick for his position and passed well on the run...
(Newport), Rowley Thomas
Rowley Thomas
Rowland 'Rowley' Lewis Thomas was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for London Welsh, of whom he was a founding member, and county rugby for Middlesex...
(London Welsh), Wallace Watts
Wallace Watts
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(Newport)
----
Wales vs. Scotland
Wales: Billy BancroftBilly Bancroft
Billy Bancroft was a Welsh international fullback who played club rugby for Swansea and a county cricketer for Glamorgan, becoming their first professional player in 1895....
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Tom Pearson
Tom Pearson (rugby player)
Thomas William Rory Pearson was a Welsh international wing who played club rugby for Cardiff and Newport and county rugby with Middlesex. He won 13 caps for Wales and captained the team on one occasion, against England. Pearson was an all-round sportsman, representing Wales not only in rugby, but...
(Cardiff
Cardiff RFC
Cardiff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union football club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, but soon relocated to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever since...
), William McCutcheon
William McCutcheon
William 'Billy' McCutcheon was a Welsh international rugby wing who played club rugby in the union code for Swansea and represented Oldham under the league code...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Conway Rees
Conway Rees
John Conway Rees was a Welsh international rugby union player.-Life:Rees was born in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. He was educated at Llandovery College and Jesus College, Oxford and was the first Welshman to captain Oxford University RFC. He introduced the four three quarters system,...
(Llanelli
Llanelli RFC
Llanelli Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club founded in 1875 and its senior team is one of the leading club sides in Wales. The club began the 2008-09 season at their historic home ground of Stradey Park in Llanelli, but moved in November 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent...
), Evan James
Evan James (rugby player)
Evan James was a Welsh rugby half back who played club rugby for Swansea under the rugby union code, and professional rugby league for Broughton Rangers. While playing with Swansea, James was paired with his brother, David James and together they were nicknamed the 'Swansea gems' and the 'Curly...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), David James
David James (rugby player)
David James was a Welsh international rugby union half back who played club rugby for Swansea. While playing with Swansea, James was paired with his brother, Evan James and together they were nicknamed the 'Swansea gems' and the 'Curly haired marmasets'.- Rugby career :James was first capped for...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Frank Mills
Frank Mills (rugby player)
Frank Musgrave Mills was an English-born rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and Swansea and won 13 caps for Wales...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Charles Nicholl
Charles Nicholl
Charles "Boomer" Bowen Nicholl was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University and Llanelli...
(Llanelli
Llanelli RFC
Llanelli Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club founded in 1875 and its senior team is one of the leading club sides in Wales. The club began the 2008-09 season at their historic home ground of Stradey Park in Llanelli, but moved in November 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent...
), Tom Graham
Tom Graham
Thomas 'Tom' Cooper Graham was an England-born rugby union international forward who played club rugby for Newport. He won 12 caps for Wales and was seen as intelligent, mobile forward player...
(Newport), Jim Hannan
Jim Hannan (rugby player)
Jim Hannan was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Newport. A strong tactical forward his scrummaging work was excellent and could pivot the whole scrum around him....
(Newport), Tom Deacon
Tom Deacon
Thomas 'Tom' Deacon was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Swansea and international rugby for Wales- Rugby career :...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Arthur Boucher
Arthur Boucher
Arthur Boucher was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport. Boucher was an adaptable player, who although selected mainly as a forward, often played at centre. He was strong, quick for his position and passed well on the run...
(Newport), Percy Bennett
Percy Bennett
Percy Bennett was an English-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff Harlequins and international rugby for Wales...
(Cardiff Harlequins
Cardiff Harlequins RFC
Cardiff Harlequins RFC was a rugby union club located in the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. The team provided several international players during the late 19th century, most notably Gwyn Nicholls, who after leaving the club not only represented Wales but also played for the British Isles on their...
), Wallace Watts
Wallace Watts
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(Newport)
Scotland: Henry Stevenson
Henry Stevenson
Henry James Stevenson was a Scottish rugby union international and first-class cricketer.A fullback, Stevenson was capped 15 times for Scotland and took part in six Home Nations campaigns. This included being part of Scotland's 1891 Home Nations Triple Crown winning side as well as the team which...
(Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Paul Clauss (Oxford Uni.
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr
Charles Orr (rugby union)
Charles Edward Orr was a Scottish rugby union football player.He was capped sixteen times for between 1887-92. He also played for West of Scotland FC.He was the brother of John Orr who was also capped for Scotland....
(West of Scotland) capt., Darsie Anderson
Darsie Anderson
Darsie Gordon Anderson was an English-born rugby union half back who played club rugby for London Scottish. At international level he represented Scotland winning eight caps over four seasons.-Personal history:...
(London Scottish
London Scottish F.C.
London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. It is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union.-History:...
), Frederick Goodhue
Frederick Goodhue
Frederick William Jervis Goodhue was a Canadian-born rugby union footballer who played club rugby for St. Thomas' and London Scottish...
(London Scottish), Robert MacMillan
Robert MacMillan
Robert "Judy" Gordon MacMillan was a Scottish international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Edinburgh University...
(London Scottish
London Scottish F.C.
London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. It is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union.-History:...
), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians
Watsonians RFC
Watsonian Football Club is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh and part of the Scottish Rugby Union. The club is connected with George Watson's College as a club for former pupils, but now accepts players who did not attend the school...
), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), A Dalgleish (Gala
Gala RFC
Gala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale....
), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr
John Orr (rugby union)
John Orr was a Scottish rugby football player.He was capped twelve times for between 1889-93. He also played for West of Scotland FC.He was the brother of Charles Orr who was also capped for Scotland.-References:...
(West of Scotland)
----
England vs. Ireland
England: S HoughtonSamuel Houghton
Samuel "Sam" Houghton was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and Cheshire, and at club level for Runcorn, and Birkenhead Wanderers, playing at Fullback, i.e. number 15...
(Runcorn), James Holt Marsh
James Holt Marsh
James Holt Marsh , was an international rugby union three-quarter who played club rugby for Swinton. He is most notable as the only player to have represented two international teams in the Home Nations Championship, Scotland and England...
(Swinton
Swinton Lions
Swinton Lions is an English professional rugby league club from Swinton, Greater Manchester. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. They currently play in the Championship.-Early years:...
), RE Lockwood
Richard Lockwood (rugby)
Richard "Dicky" Evison Lockwood was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1880s and '90s who at representative level played for England from 1887 to 1894, and was captain in January and February 1894, and at club level for Dewsbury , Heckmondwike /, and Wakefield Trinity...
(Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike (Rugby League)
Heckmondwike was a professional rugby league club.The club was based in Heckmondwike , a small town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, which is located geographically at the centre of West Yorkshire, England....
), George Hubbard
George Hubbard
George Cairns 'Scatter' Hubbard was an English rugby union player who represented the England national rugby union team. He also played first-class cricket with Kent....
(Blackheath), EW Taylor
Ernest Taylor (rugby union)
Ernest Taylor was a rugby union international who represented England from 1892 to 1899. He also captained his country.-Rugby union career:Taylor made his international debut on Feb 6, 1892 at Whalley Range, Manchester in the England vs Ireland match....
(Rockcliff), A Briggs
Arthur Briggs (rugby)
Arthur 'Spafty' Briggs was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., playing in the Half-backs, e.g. Scrum-half, or Fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10. Prior to 27 August 1895, Bradford F.C...
(Bradford), Frank Evershed
Frank Evershed
Frank Evershed was an English rugby player who played internationally for England between 1889 and 1893 and a cricketer who played for Derbyshire....
(Blackheath), Tom Kent
Tom Kent (rugby player)
Thomas "Tom" Kent was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Salford. Kent represented England on six occasions and in 1888 he was chosen to tour New Zealand and Australia as part of the first British Isles team....
(Salford
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
), Sammy Woods
Sammy Woods
Samuel Moses James "Sammy" Woods was an Australian sportsman who represented both Australia and England at Test cricket, and appeared thirteen times for England at rugby union, including five times as captain. He also played at county level in England at both soccer and hockey...
(Wellington) capt., J Toothill
John Toothill
John "Jack" Thomas Toothill was an English rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bradford F.C., playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to the 27th August 1895, Bradford F.C...
(Bradford), Launcelot Percival
Launcelot Percival
Launcelot Jefferson Percival KVCO was an Anglican priest who in addition to various parish posts served in the Ecclesiastical Households of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI....
(Oxford Uni.
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
), A Ashworth
Abel Ashworth
Abel Ashworth was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Oldham, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row...
(Oldham
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
), E Bullough
Edward Bullough (rugby)
Edward "Ned" Bullough was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Wigan, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row...
(Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
), William Yiend
William Yiend
William "Pusher" Yiend was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Hartlepool Rovers and international rugby for England. In 1890 Yiend became one of the original members of the Barbarians Football Club...
(Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers are an English rugby union club who play at The Friarage, West View Road in Hartlepool. Hartlepool Rovers have a coaching set-up with Alan Brown as head coach and Ian Cook as fitness guru.-History:...
), William Bromet
William Bromet
William Ernest Bromet was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford and Tadcaster and county rugby for Yorkshire. Bromet and was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and represented England on twelve occasions between 1891 and 1896...
(Tadcaster)
Ireland T Peel (Limerick), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.
Dublin University Football Club
Dublin University Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Dublin, Trinity College, in Dublin, Ireland.-History:...
), S Lee (NIFC
North of Ireland FC
North of Ireland Football Club is a former Irish rugby union club that was based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the first rugby club formed in what is now Northern Ireland and only two other clubs - Dublin University and Wanderers - were formed earlier anywhere else in all Ireland . It was...
), W Gardiner (NIFC
North of Ireland FC
North of Ireland Football Club is a former Irish rugby union club that was based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the first rugby club formed in what is now Northern Ireland and only two other clubs - Dublin University and Wanderers - were formed earlier anywhere else in all Ireland . It was...
), Benjamin Tuke
Benjamin Tuke
Benjamin Burland Tuke was an Irish rugby union halfback. Tuke played club rugby for Bective Rangers and played international rugby for Ireland...
(Bective Rangers
Bective Rangers
Bective Rangers is a rugby union club in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1881.The Club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union and play in Division 2 of the All Ireland League....
), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu
Victor Le Fanu
Victor Charles Le Fanu was an Irish international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Landsdowne.Le Fanu was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and would later play for Cambridge rugby team...
(Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), AK Wallis (Wanderers), RE Smith (Lansdowne), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke (Dublin U.
Dublin University Football Club
Dublin University Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Dublin, Trinity College, in Dublin, Ireland.-History:...
), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers
Bective Rangers
Bective Rangers is a rugby union club in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1881.The Club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union and play in Division 2 of the All Ireland League....
)
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Scotland vs. Ireland
Scotland: Henry StevensonHenry Stevenson
Henry James Stevenson was a Scottish rugby union international and first-class cricketer.A fullback, Stevenson was capped 15 times for Scotland and took part in six Home Nations campaigns. This included being part of Scotland's 1891 Home Nations Triple Crown winning side as well as the team which...
(Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), JC Woodburn (Kelvinside Acads.), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr
Charles Orr (rugby union)
Charles Edward Orr was a Scottish rugby union football player.He was capped sixteen times for between 1887-92. He also played for West of Scotland FC.He was the brother of John Orr who was also capped for Scotland....
(West of Scotland) capt., William Wotherspoon
William Wotherspoon (rugby player)
William Wotherspoon was a Scottish rugby union half-back who was a member of the first official British Isles tour and was also capped for the Scotland team...
(Cambridge U.
Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, or CURUFC, is the rugby union club of Cambridge University, and plays Oxford University in the annual Varsity Match at Twickenham stadium every December. CURUFC players wear light blue and white hooped jerseys with a red lion crest...
), Frederick Goodhue
Frederick Goodhue
Frederick William Jervis Goodhue was a Canadian-born rugby union footballer who played club rugby for St. Thomas' and London Scottish...
(London Scottish
London Scottish F.C.
London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. It is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union.-History:...
), Robert MacMillan
Robert MacMillan
Robert "Judy" Gordon MacMillan was a Scottish international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Edinburgh University...
(London Scottish
London Scottish F.C.
London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. It is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union.-History:...
), HTO Leggatt (Watsonians
Watsonians RFC
Watsonian Football Club is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh and part of the Scottish Rugby Union. The club is connected with George Watson's College as a club for former pupils, but now accepts players who did not attend the school...
), Nelson Henderson
Nelson Henderson
Nelson Henderson was a rugby union international who represented Scotland in 1892.-Rugby union career:Henderson made his international debut on 20 February 1892 at Edinburgh in the Scotland vs Ireland match which was won by Scotland.-References:...
(London Scottish
London Scottish F.C.
London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. It is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union.-History:...
), WA McDonald (Glasgow Uni.), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr
John Orr (rugby union)
John Orr was a Scottish rugby football player.He was capped twelve times for between 1889-93. He also played for West of Scotland FC.He was the brother of Charles Orr who was also capped for Scotland.-References:...
(West of Scotland)
Ireland T Peel (Limerick), RW Dunlop (Dublin U.
Dublin University Football Club
Dublin University Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Dublin, Trinity College, in Dublin, Ireland.-History:...
), S Lee (NIFC
North of Ireland FC
North of Ireland Football Club is a former Irish rugby union club that was based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the first rugby club formed in what is now Northern Ireland and only two other clubs - Dublin University and Wanderers - were formed earlier anywhere else in all Ireland . It was...
), W Gardiner (NIFC
North of Ireland FC
North of Ireland Football Club is a former Irish rugby union club that was based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the first rugby club formed in what is now Northern Ireland and only two other clubs - Dublin University and Wanderers - were formed earlier anywhere else in all Ireland . It was...
), FE Davies (Lansdowne), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu
Victor Le Fanu
Victor Charles Le Fanu was an Irish international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Landsdowne.Le Fanu was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and would later play for Cambridge rugby team...
(Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), G Collopy (Bective Rangers
Bective Rangers
Bective Rangers is a rugby union club in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1881.The Club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union and play in Division 2 of the All Ireland League....
), AK Wallis (Wanderers), Andrew Clinch
Andrew Clinch
Andrew Daniel Clinch , was an Irish rugby union forward who played club rugby for Dublin University and international rugby for Ireland and the British Isles.-Biography:...
(Dublin U.
Dublin University Football Club
Dublin University Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Dublin, Trinity College, in Dublin, Ireland.-History:...
), WJN Davis (Bessbrook), CV Rooke (Dublin U.
Dublin University Football Club
Dublin University Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Dublin, Trinity College, in Dublin, Ireland.-History:...
), EF Frazer (Bective Rangers
Bective Rangers
Bective Rangers is a rugby union club in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1881.The Club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union and play in Division 2 of the All Ireland League....
)
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Ireland vs. Wales
Ireland T Peel (Limerick), T Edwards (Limerick), S Lee (NIFCNorth of Ireland FC
North of Ireland Football Club is a former Irish rugby union club that was based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the first rugby club formed in what is now Northern Ireland and only two other clubs - Dublin University and Wanderers - were formed earlier anywhere else in all Ireland . It was...
), R Montgomery (NIFC
North of Ireland FC
North of Ireland Football Club is a former Irish rugby union club that was based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was the first rugby club formed in what is now Northern Ireland and only two other clubs - Dublin University and Wanderers - were formed earlier anywhere else in all Ireland . It was...
), FE Davies (Lansdowne), T Thornhill (Wanderers), Victor Le Fanu
Victor Le Fanu
Victor Charles Le Fanu was an Irish international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Landsdowne.Le Fanu was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge and would later play for Cambridge rugby team...
(Lansdowne) capt., TJ Johnston (Queens Uni. Belfast), EJ Walsh (Lansdowne), JS Jameson (Lansdowne), AK Wallis (Wanderers), J Roche (Wanderers), R Stevenson (Dungannon
Dungannon RFC
Dungannon RFC is a rugby union club from Dungannon, Northern Ireland. The club first team plays in the AIB League Division One, Ulster Senior League and Ulster Senior Cup.-History:...
), CV Rooke (Dublin U.
Dublin University Football Club
Dublin University Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Dublin, Trinity College, in Dublin, Ireland.-History:...
), JH O'Conor (Bective Rangers
Bective Rangers
Bective Rangers is a rugby union club in Dublin, Ireland founded in 1881.The Club is affiliated to the Leinster Branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union and play in Division 2 of the All Ireland League....
)
Wales: Billy Bancroft
Billy Bancroft
Billy Bancroft was a Welsh international fullback who played club rugby for Swansea and a county cricketer for Glamorgan, becoming their first professional player in 1895....
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Norman Biggs
Norman Biggs
Norman Witchell Biggs was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Cardiff and county rugby for Glamorgan. Both Biggs and his brother Selwyn played international rugby for Wales, though they never played together in the same match for Wales...
(Cardiff
Cardiff RFC
Cardiff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union football club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, but soon relocated to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever since...
), Frederick Nicholls
Frederick Nicholls
Frederick Ernest Nicholls was an English-born international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Cardiff Harlequins and international rugby for Wales.- Rugby career :...
(Cardiff Harlequins
Cardiff Harlequins RFC
Cardiff Harlequins RFC was a rugby union club located in the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. The team provided several international players during the late 19th century, most notably Gwyn Nicholls, who after leaving the club not only represented Wales but also played for the British Isles on their...
), Arthur Gould (Newport) capt., Bert Gould
Bert Gould
George Herbert 'Bert' Gould was a Welsh international rugby union centre who played club rugby for Newport Rugby Football Club and won three caps for Wales...
(Newport), Evan James
Evan James (rugby player)
Evan James was a Welsh rugby half back who played club rugby for Swansea under the rugby union code, and professional rugby league for Broughton Rangers. While playing with Swansea, James was paired with his brother, David James and together they were nicknamed the 'Swansea gems' and the 'Curly...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), David James
David James (rugby player)
David James was a Welsh international rugby union half back who played club rugby for Swansea. While playing with Swansea, James was paired with his brother, Evan James and together they were nicknamed the 'Swansea gems' and the 'Curly haired marmasets'.- Rugby career :James was first capped for...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Frank Mills
Frank Mills (rugby player)
Frank Musgrave Mills was an English-born rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff and Swansea and won 13 caps for Wales...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Charles Nicholl
Charles Nicholl
Charles "Boomer" Bowen Nicholl was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University and Llanelli...
(Llanelli
Llanelli RFC
Llanelli Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club founded in 1875 and its senior team is one of the leading club sides in Wales. The club began the 2008-09 season at their historic home ground of Stradey Park in Llanelli, but moved in November 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent...
), Harry Day
Harry Day (rugby player)
Henry "Harry" Thomas Day was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport and Cardiff. Day was awarded five caps for Wales, and was most notable for being part of the 1893 Welsh Triple Crown winning team...
(Newport), Jim Hannan
Jim Hannan (rugby player)
Jim Hannan was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Newport. A strong tactical forward his scrummaging work was excellent and could pivot the whole scrum around him....
(Newport), Tom Deacon
Tom Deacon
Thomas 'Tom' Deacon was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Swansea and international rugby for Wales- Rugby career :...
(Swansea
Swansea RFC
Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premier Division. Its home ground is St Helens Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea. The team is sometimes known as The Whites because of the primary colour of the team strip...
), Arthur Boucher
Arthur Boucher
Arthur Boucher was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport. Boucher was an adaptable player, who although selected mainly as a forward, often played at centre. He was strong, quick for his position and passed well on the run...
(Newport), Percy Bennett
Percy Bennett
Percy Bennett was an English-born international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cardiff Harlequins and international rugby for Wales...
(Cardiff Harlequins
Cardiff Harlequins RFC
Cardiff Harlequins RFC was a rugby union club located in the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. The team provided several international players during the late 19th century, most notably Gwyn Nicholls, who after leaving the club not only represented Wales but also played for the British Isles on their...
), Wallace Watts
Wallace Watts
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(Newport)
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Scotland vs. England
Scotland: Henry StevensonHenry Stevenson
Henry James Stevenson was a Scottish rugby union international and first-class cricketer.A fullback, Stevenson was capped 15 times for Scotland and took part in six Home Nations campaigns. This included being part of Scotland's 1891 Home Nations Triple Crown winning side as well as the team which...
(Edinburgh Acads), GT Campbell (London Scottish), Paul Robert Clauss
Paul Robert Clauss
Paul Robert Clauss was a German-born rugby union three-quarter who played club rugby for Oxford and Birkenhead Park. Clauss was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and also represented Scotland on six occasions...
(Oxford Uni.
Oxford University RFC
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.-History:...
), Willie Neilson (Merchiston), CE Orr
Charles Orr (rugby union)
Charles Edward Orr was a Scottish rugby union football player.He was capped sixteen times for between 1887-92. He also played for West of Scotland FC.He was the brother of John Orr who was also capped for Scotland....
(West of Scotland) capt., Darsie Anderson
Darsie Anderson
Darsie Gordon Anderson was an English-born rugby union half back who played club rugby for London Scottish. At international level he represented Scotland winning eight caps over four seasons.-Personal history:...
(London Scottish
London Scottish F.C.
London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. It is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union.-History:...
), Frederick Goodhue
Frederick Goodhue
Frederick William Jervis Goodhue was a Canadian-born rugby union footballer who played club rugby for St. Thomas' and London Scottish...
(London Scottish
London Scottish F.C.
London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. It is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union.-History:...
), Robert MacMillan
Robert MacMillan
Robert "Judy" Gordon MacMillan was a Scottish international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Edinburgh University...
(London Scottish
London Scottish F.C.
London Scottish Football Club is a rugby union club in England. It is a member of both the Rugby Football Union and the Scottish Rugby Union.-History:...
), McEwan (Edinburgh Acads), GT Neilson (West of Scotland), WA McDonald (Glasgow Uni.), JN Millar (West of Scotland), WR Gibson (Royal HSFP), JD Boswell (West of Scotland), JE Orr
John Orr (rugby union)
John Orr was a Scottish rugby football player.He was capped twelve times for between 1889-93. He also played for West of Scotland FC.He was the brother of Charles Orr who was also capped for Scotland.-References:...
(West of Scotland)
England: T Coop
Thomas Coop
Thomas "Tom" Coop was an English rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Leigh, playing at Fullback, i.e. number 15...
(Leigh
Leigh Centurions
Leigh Centurions is an English professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester who play in the Co-operative Championship.The club was founded in 1878 as Leigh Rugby Football Club and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in...
), Frederic Alderson
Frederic Alderson
Frederic Hodgson Rudd Alderson was an English international rugby union threequarter who played club rugby for Cambridge University and Hartlepool Rovers...
(Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers are an English rugby union club who play at The Friarage, West View Road in Hartlepool. Hartlepool Rovers have a coaching set-up with Alan Brown as head coach and Ian Cook as fitness guru.-History:...
) capt., RE Lockwood
Richard Lockwood (rugby)
Richard "Dicky" Evison Lockwood was a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1880s and '90s who at representative level played for England from 1887 to 1894, and was captain in January and February 1894, and at club level for Dewsbury , Heckmondwike /, and Wakefield Trinity...
(Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike (Rugby League)
Heckmondwike was a professional rugby league club.The club was based in Heckmondwike , a small town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, which is located geographically at the centre of West Yorkshire, England....
), JW Dyson
John Dyson (rugby)
John "Jack" William Dyson was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Huddersfield, playing in the Three-quarters, i.e. Wing or Centre...
(Huddersfield
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are a professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who play in the European Super League competition. They play their home games at the Galpharm Stadium which is shared with Huddersfield Town F.C....
), H Varley
Harry Varley
Henry "Harry" Varley was a rugby union and professional rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played rugby union for England, and at club level for Liversedge, playing Scrum-half, i.e...
(Liversedge
Liversedge RFC (Rugby League)
Liversedge RFC was a professional rugby league club.The club was based in Liversedge, a township in the former parish of Birstall, in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England....
), A Briggs
Arthur Briggs (rugby)
Arthur 'Spafty' Briggs was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Bradford F.C., playing in the Half-backs, e.g. Scrum-half, or Fly-half, i.e. number 9, or 10. Prior to 27 August 1895, Bradford F.C...
(Bradford), Frank Evershed
Frank Evershed
Frank Evershed was an English rugby player who played internationally for England between 1889 and 1893 and a cricketer who played for Derbyshire....
(Blackheath), Tom Kent
Tom Kent (rugby player)
Thomas "Tom" Kent was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Salford. Kent represented England on six occasions and in 1888 he was chosen to tour New Zealand and Australia as part of the first British Isles team....
(Salford
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
), Sammy Woods
Sammy Woods
Samuel Moses James "Sammy" Woods was an Australian sportsman who represented both Australia and England at Test cricket, and appeared thirteen times for England at rugby union, including five times as captain. He also played at county level in England at both soccer and hockey...
(Wellington), J Toothill
John Toothill
John "Jack" Thomas Toothill was an English rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bradford F.C., playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row. Prior to the 27th August 1895, Bradford F.C...
(Bradford), H Bradshaw
Harry Bradshaw (rugby)
Harry Bradshaw was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Bramley, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row...
(Bramley
Bramley Buffaloes
Bramley Buffaloes is a rugby league club from the Bramley area of West Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Previously known simply as Bramley RLFC, the club is a famous name in rugby league, having existed prior to the formation of the Northern Union in 1895...
), W Nicholl
William Nicholl
William Nicholl was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Brighouse Rangers, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row...
(Brighouse Rangers
Brighouse Rangers RFC (Rugby League)
Brighouse Rangers was a professional rugby league club.The club was based in Brighouse, a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England...
), E Bullough
Edward Bullough (rugby)
Edward "Ned" Bullough was a rugby union footballer of the 1890s who at representative level played for England, and at club level for Wigan, playing in the Forwards, e.g. Front row, Lock, or Back row...
(Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
), William Yiend
William Yiend
William "Pusher" Yiend was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Hartlepool Rovers and international rugby for England. In 1890 Yiend became one of the original members of the Barbarians Football Club...
(Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers
Hartlepool Rovers are an English rugby union club who play at The Friarage, West View Road in Hartlepool. Hartlepool Rovers have a coaching set-up with Alan Brown as head coach and Ian Cook as fitness guru.-History:...
), William Bromet
William Bromet
William Ernest Bromet was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford and Tadcaster and county rugby for Yorkshire. Bromet and was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and represented England on twelve occasions between 1891 and 1896...
(Tadcaster)