Charles William Crosse was an English

English people

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 sportsman who played international rugby union

Rugby union

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 for England

England national rugby union team

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 and first-class cricket

First-class cricket

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Crosse was capped twice for England, first against Scotland

Scotland national rugby union team

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 in 1874 and the other against Ireland

Ireland national rugby union team

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 a year later, both times as a forward.

In 1875, Crosse played a first-class cricket match for Oxford University

Oxford University Cricket Club

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. A right handed top order batsman, he made just five and eight in the only two innings of his first-class career. He also represented Scotland at cricket, playing a match against Yorkshire in 1878. Previously, he had played cricket while at Rugby School

Rugby School

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