Rugby Collection (#88)

James MacLaren, cricketer and rugby club founder
James MacLaren (1870-1952), cricketer and Manchester Rugby Club founder. late 19th century

W H Birch, rugby player. 1890s

A W Boucher, Welsh Rugby International player. 1890s

W P Donaldson, Scottish International Rugby player. 1890s

T H Dobson, Yorkshire Rugby player. 1890s

Selwyn Biggs, Welsh International Rugby player. 1890s

S P Bell, rugby player. 1890s

H W Finlinson, Blackheath Rugby player. 1890s

Fred C Lohden, England International Rugby player. 1890s

Frank Soane, England Rugby International player. 1890s

England XV Rugby Team when they played against Yorkshire: Falcon, Finlinson, Thomas, Greenwell, Steele, Davidson, Fegan, Poole, Taylor, Saville, Gorton, Byrne, Baker, Murfitt, Cattell. 1890s

G T Campbell, Scottish Rugby International player. 1890s

B B Tuke, Irish Rugby International player. 1890s

Edwin Field, English Rugby International player. 1890s

Rugby match, Cornwall v Japan, 4 October 1986. Date: 1986

Rugby crowd in Gold Flake advertisement
Advertisement for Willss Gold Flake cigarettes, showing a crowd (comprised entirely of male spectators) cheering at a rugby match. 1930

Rugby School orchestra and choir, c. 1907
The orchestra of Rugby School during the Edwardian era. Date: c.1907

Pupils at Rugby School, 1904
Pupils in W. N. Wilsons house at Rugby School in 1904. Seated cross-legged in the front row, third from left, is Cuthbert Gasemann whose album this photograph was in. Date: 1904

O. T. C. band, Rugby School, 1905
Members of the Officer Training Corps band at Rugby school in 1905. Top right of the picture is Cuthbert Gasemann, who appears to be holding a tenor horn

Roger Walker, President of the Rugby Union
Roger Walker (1846-1919), President of the Rugby Union, previously a player for Manchester and the England team. He also played first-class cricket for Lancashire. 1890s

Samuel Lee, Irish Rugby International player
Samuel Lee (1871-1944), Irish Rugby International player, later President of the Irish Rugby Football Union. 1890s

William E Bromet, English rugby player
William Ernest Bromet (1868-1949), English rugby player for Oxford, Tadcaster, Yorkshire and England. 1890s

Willie Neilson, Scottish International Rugby player
William Willie Neilson (1873-1960), Scottish International Rugby player who also played for London Scottish RFC. He later became President of the Scottish Rugby Union. 1890s

Sammy Woods, Australian-born sportsman
Sammy (Samuel Moses James) Woods (1867-1931), Australian-born sportsman who played rugby union for England and test cricket for both Australia and England, as well as Somerset

R G McMillan, London Scottish Rugby Football Captain
R G McMillan, London Scottish (Rugby) Football Club Captain. 1890s

Oxford University Rugby Team, 1894-95: Gibson, Smith, Hartley, Carey, Mullins, Unwin, Balfour, Donaldson, Carey (Captain), Poole, Thomas, Baiss, Leslie Jones, Baker, Robertson. 1890s

Osbert G Mackie, Rugby player and Anglican priest
Osbert Gadesden Mackie (1869-1927), English Rugby union player and Anglican priest. He played rugby for Wakefield Trinity, Cambridge University, Yorkshire, Barbarians, British Isles XV and England

J W Simpson, Scotland international rugby player. 1890s

J H O Conor, Ireland national rugby union player
John Hamilton O Conor (c1866-1953), Ireland national rugby union player. He also played for Bective Rangers, and served as president of the IRFU. 1890s

J Herbert C Fegan, England international rugby player
John Herbert Crangle Fegan (1868-1949), England international rugby player who also played rugby and cricket for Blackheath. He joined the medical profession and became a surgeon. 1890s

Rev E M Baker, England international rugby player who also played for Birmingham Moseley and Oxford University. 1890s

Cambridge University Rugby Team, 1894-95: Todd, Lawry, Dixon, Druce, Griffiths, Bell, Taylor, Falcon, Pilkington, Mitchell, Tucker (Captain), Field, Giblin, Bunting, Jacob. 1890s

C V Rooke, Irish rugby player
Charles Vaughan Rooke (1869-1946), Irish national rugby player. 1890s

E W Taylor, England international rugby player
Ernest William Taylor (1869-1936), England international rugby player and captain. 1890s

E T Gurdon, England international rugby player
Edward Temple Gurdon (1854-1929), England international rugby player and captain. 1890s

T C Graham, Welsh International Rugby player
Thomas Tom Cooper Graham (1866-1945), England-born Welsh rugby union international player who also played for Blaina, Newport (captain) and the Barbarians. 1890s

Scottish International Rugby Football Team, 1895, at the time they played against England: Campbell, Neilson, M Ewen, Dods, Scott, Smith, Neilson, M Millan (Captain), Simpson, Cownie, Millar, Welsh

P Maud, rugby player for Blackheath and England
P Maud, rugby player for Blackheath (captain) who made one appearance for England. 1890s

Advert for Shoolbreds boys school uniforms 1915
Advertisements for Shoolbreds smart boys school clothing for Cambridge, Eton. Date: 1915

Watneys Happy Families - Master Watney, the Directors Son. circa 1930

Sports at Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Sports ground with rugby posts at Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1904

Christmas card in the shape of a rugby ball. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

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