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320:. Fred Mills, back ; Harold Freeman, three-quarter ; and A. St. G. Hamersley and F. I. Currey, forward, played in the second match in 1872. Hamersley, Freeman, and Mills also played in 1873 with Hamersley captaining an England side in 1874 that also contained two other Nomads, Sydney Moore and W. H. Milton against a Scotland side that contained the Nomad, H. M. Hamilton.
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invited the club to join them; with the acceptance of the
Marlborough Nomads the club went out of existence. Rosslyn Park then became the London club of choice for old Marlburians. The Nomads remain today as a vibrant social and international touring side within Rosslyn Park playing league matches in
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Later secretaries of the club included H. Stanhope
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was formed. A president, a secretary and treasurer, and a committee of thirteen were elected, to whom was entrusted the drawing-up of the laws of the game upon the basis of the code in use at Rugby School. F. I.Currey represented The Nomads and was one of the thirteen original committee members.
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who had moved to live and work in London but still wanted to actively play football. Hence it was referred to in some quarters as Old
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The first international rugby match was played between
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assumed the presidency. It was resolved unanimously that the formation of a Rugby
Football Society was desirable and thus the
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club that was notable for being one of the twenty-one founding members of the
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The club's first match was played in 1868 against the well established
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1871 England squad with Nomads player A. St. G. Hamersley highlighted
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The Nomads were founded in 1868 by James
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A number of Nomads represented the national sides, most prominently
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The Nomads had amalgamated with the Old
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Other opponents, besides
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660:London's Oldest Rugby Clubs
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260:on a regular basis.
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193:Rugby Football Union
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540:References
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208:FI Currey
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63:Disbanded
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