Louis Augustus "Lou" Phillips (24 February 1878 – 14 March 1916) was a Welsh

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 international scrum-half who played club rugby for Newport. He won four caps for 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...

 and was a talented amateur golf player.

Rugby career

Phillips, a swift and orthodox player, made his Welsh international debut against England as part of 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....

's Triple Crown winning team in 1900. He played in every single game in the 1900 Home Nations Championship

1900 Home Nations Championship

The 1900 Home Nations Championship was the eighteenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 6 January and 17 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.-Table:-Results:...

 alongside clubmate Llewellyn Lloyd

Llewellyn Lloyd

George Llewellyn Lloyd was a Welsh international half-back who played club rugby for Newport and county rugby with Kent. He won 12 caps for Wales and captained the team on one occasion against Scotland....

, but the next season played his fourth and final game in a defeat to Scotland. Phillips may have played more matches but for a serious knee injury.

Later life

In 1907 and 1912 he was Welsh Amateur Golfing Champion.

During World War I he served as a Sergeant in the Royal Welch Fusiliers

Royal Welch Fusiliers

The Royal Welch Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. It was founded in 1689 to oppose James II and the imminent war with France...

having refused a commission. He was killed in action at Cambrai, on the 14 March 1916.