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3239:
3237:P C Trunkfield
3233:
3227:
3225:J T Richardson
3221:
3214:
3212:
3208:
3207:
3205:
3204:
3198:
3192:
3190:D D Serfontein
3186:
3180:
3174:
3168:
3162:
3156:
3150:
3144:
3138:
3132:
3126:
3120:
3114:
3108:
3102:
3096:
3090:
3084:
3078:
3072:
3066:
3060:
3054:
3048:
3042:
3036:
3030:
3024:
3018:
3012:
3006:
3000:
2994:
2988:
2982:
2976:
2970:
2964:
2958:
2952:
2946:
2940:
2934:
2928:
2922:
2916:
2910:
2903:
2901:
2897:
2896:
2894:
2893:
2887:
2881:
2875:
2869:
2863:
2857:
2851:
2849:V H Cartwright
2845:
2839:
2833:
2827:
2821:
2815:
2809:
2803:
2796:
2794:
2790:
2789:
2787:
2786:
2780:
2774:
2768:
2762:
2756:
2750:
2743:
2741:
2737:
2736:
2734:
2733:
2727:
2721:
2715:
2709:
2703:
2697:
2691:
2685:
2679:
2673:
2667:
2661:
2655:
2649:
2642:
2640:
2636:
2635:
2630:
2628:
2627:
2620:
2613:
2605:
2596:
2595:
2593:
2592:
2584:
2579:Sep–Oct 2023:
2576:
2573:Courtney Lawes
2571:Aug–Sep 2023:
2568:
2560:
2552:
2544:
2536:
2528:
2525:Courtney Lawes
2523:Feb–Jul 2022:
2520:
2512:
2509:Courtney Lawes
2504:
2496:
2493:Courtney Lawes
2488:
2480:
2472:
2464:
2459:Aug–Sep 2019:
2456:
2448:
2440:
2432:
2427:Jun–Nov 2018:
2424:
2416:
2408:
2400:
2392:
2384:
2376:
2368:
2363:Feb–Jun 2012:
2360:
2355:Sep–Oct 2011:
2352:
2347:Aug–Sep 2011:
2344:
2336:
2328:
2320:
2312:
2307:Mar–Nov 2010:
2304:
2296:
2291:Feb–Mar 2008:
2288:
2280:
2272:
2264:
2259:Aug–Sep 2007:
2256:
2248:
2240:
2232:
2229:Jason Robinson
2224:
2216:
2208:
2200:
2192:
2184:
2181:Jason Robinson
2176:
2171:Feb–Jun 2004:
2168:
2165:Martin Johnson
2160:
2152:
2149:Martin Johnson
2147:Sep–Oct 2003:
2144:
2136:
2128:
2125:Martin Johnson
2123:Mar–Jun 2003:
2120:
2112:
2109:Martin Johnson
2104:
2096:
2091:Mar–Apr 2002:
2088:
2085:Martin Johnson
2080:
2072:
2064:
2056:
2053:Martin Johnson
2048:
2043:Feb–Apr 2000:
2040:
2037:Martin Johnson
2035:Jun–Oct 1999:
2032:
2024:
2021:Martin Johnson
2016:
2011:Jun–Jul 1998:
2008:
2000:
1992:
1987:Feb–Jul 1997:
1984:
1976:
1968:
1959:
1957:
1953:
1952:
1950:
1949:
1941:
1933:
1925:
1917:
1909:
1901:
1896:Apr–Jun 1988:
1893:
1890:Nigel Melville
1885:
1877:
1872:Feb–Mar 1987:
1869:
1866:Nigel Melville
1861:
1853:
1850:Nigel Melville
1845:
1837:
1829:
1821:
1813:
1805:
1797:
1789:
1781:
1776:Jan–Mar 1976:
1773:
1765:
1760:Mar–May 1975:
1757:
1752:Jan–Feb 1975:
1749:
1741:
1736:Feb–Mar 1972:
1733:
1728:Jan–Feb 1972:
1725:
1720:Mar–Apr 1971:
1717:
1709:
1701:
1693:
1685:
1677:
1672:Feb–Apr 1969:
1669:
1666:Dick Greenwood
1661:
1656:Feb–Mar 1968:
1653:
1648:Jan–Feb 1968:
1645:
1640:Feb–Nov 1967:
1637:
1629:
1621:
1613:
1608:Feb–Mar 1964:
1605:
1600:Jan–Feb 1964:
1597:
1592:May–Jun 1963:
1589:
1584:Jan–Mar 1963:
1581:
1573:
1565:
1557:
1552:Feb–Mar 1955:
1549:
1544:Jan–Feb 1955:
1541:
1533:
1525:
1520:Feb–Mar 1951:
1517:
1509:
1501:
1496:Jan–Feb 1949:
1493:
1485:
1480:Feb–Mar 1948:
1477:
1469:
1461:
1456:Mar–Apr 1947:
1453:
1448:Jan–Feb 1947:
1444:
1442:
1438:
1437:
1435:
1434:
1426:
1421:Jan–Feb 1938:
1418:
1410:
1407:Bernard Gadney
1402:
1397:Jan–Feb 1935:
1394:
1391:Bernard Gadney
1386:
1381:Feb–Mar 1933:
1378:
1370:
1362:
1354:
1346:
1338:
1330:
1322:
1314:
1306:
1298:
1295:John Greenwood
1289:
1287:
1283:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1276:Ronald Poulton
1271:
1263:
1258:Jan–Mar 1912:
1255:
1247:
1239:
1231:
1226:Jan–Feb 1910:
1223:
1218:Jan–Mar 1909:
1215:
1207:
1199:
1191:
1183:
1175:
1172:Ernest Roberts
1167:
1159:
1151:
1143:
1138:Jan–Mar 1905:
1135:
1130:Feb–Mar 1904:
1127:
1119:
1116:Toggie Kendall
1111:
1106:Jan–Feb 1903:
1103:
1098:Feb–Mar 1902:
1095:
1087:
1082:Feb–Mar 1901:
1079:
1071:
1063:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1047:
1045:
1044:
1036:
1028:
1020:
1017:Frank Mitchell
1012:
1004:
996:
988:
983:Jan–Feb 1894:
980:
972:
964:
956:
948:
940:
932:
924:
916:
908:
900:
897:Alan Rotherham
892:
884:
879:Jan–Feb 1886:
876:
868:
860:
857:Charles Gurdon
852:
849:Lennard Stokes
844:
836:
828:
820:
812:
809:Henry Lawrence
804:
796:
787:
785:
781:
780:
772:
770:
769:
762:
755:
747:
739:
738:
733:
730:
723:
718:
714:
713:
710:Charles Gurdon
708:
705:
698:
693:
689:
688:
680:
679:
658:
632:
619:
606:
578:
557:
538:
525:
511:
502:
489:
480:
463:
462:
460:
457:
456:
455:
450:
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422:
419:
402:
399:
326:
323:
317:. in 1881 and
311:Guy's Hospital
303:Sydney College
301:, he attended
290:
287:
267:Lennard Stokes
261:
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198:
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105:
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90:
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88:(aged 77)
82:
78:
77:
72:
71:Place of birth
68:
67:
57:
53:
52:
51:Lennard Stokes
49:
45:
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33:Lennard Stokes
32:
27:
21:Leonard Stokes
15:
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6:
4:
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2:
3457:
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3398:
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3388:
3387:
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3370:
3366:
3364:
3360:
3358:
3357:Jeff Blackett
3354:
3352:
3351:Peter Wheeler
3348:
3346:
3342:
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3330:
3328:
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3324:
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3318:
3316:
3312:
3310:
3306:
3304:
3300:
3298:
3294:
3292:
3288:
3286:
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3270:
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3220:
3216:
3215:
3213:
3209:
3203:
3199:
3197:
3193:
3191:
3187:
3185:
3184:P G Yarranton
3181:
3179:
3175:
3173:
3169:
3167:
3163:
3161:
3157:
3155:
3154:A A Grimsdell
3151:
3149:
3145:
3143:
3139:
3137:
3133:
3131:
3127:
3125:
3121:
3119:
3115:
3113:
3109:
3107:
3103:
3101:
3097:
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3089:
3085:
3083:
3079:
3077:
3073:
3071:
3067:
3065:
3061:
3059:
3055:
3053:
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3047:
3043:
3041:
3037:
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3031:
3029:
3025:
3023:
3019:
3017:
3013:
3011:
3007:
3005:
3001:
2999:
2995:
2993:
2989:
2987:
2983:
2981:
2977:
2975:
2971:
2969:
2965:
2963:
2959:
2957:
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2915:
2911:
2909:
2905:
2904:
2902:
2898:
2892:
2888:
2886:
2882:
2880:
2879:J E Greenwood
2876:
2874:
2870:
2868:
2864:
2862:
2858:
2856:
2852:
2850:
2846:
2844:
2840:
2838:
2834:
2832:
2828:
2826:
2822:
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2816:
2814:
2810:
2808:
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2802:
2798:
2797:
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2791:
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2779:
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2769:
2767:
2763:
2761:
2757:
2755:
2751:
2749:
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2738:
2732:
2728:
2726:
2722:
2720:
2716:
2714:
2710:
2708:
2704:
2702:
2701:Harry Garnett
2698:
2696:
2692:
2690:
2686:
2684:
2680:
2678:
2674:
2672:
2668:
2666:
2662:
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2607:
2606:
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2590:
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2582:
2577:
2574:
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2566:
2561:
2558:
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2545:
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2537:
2534:
2529:
2526:
2521:
2518:
2513:
2510:
2505:
2502:
2497:
2494:
2489:
2486:
2481:
2478:
2473:
2470:
2465:
2462:
2457:
2454:
2449:
2446:
2441:
2438:
2433:
2430:
2425:
2422:
2421:Dylan Hartley
2417:
2414:
2409:
2406:
2405:Dylan Hartley
2401:
2398:
2397:Chris Robshaw
2393:
2390:
2385:
2382:
2381:Chris Robshaw
2377:
2374:
2373:Dylan Hartley
2369:
2366:
2365:Chris Robshaw
2361:
2358:
2353:
2350:
2345:
2342:
2337:
2334:
2329:
2326:
2321:
2318:
2313:
2310:
2305:
2302:
2297:
2294:
2289:
2286:
2281:
2278:
2273:
2270:
2265:
2262:
2257:
2254:
2249:
2246:
2241:
2238:
2233:
2230:
2225:
2222:
2217:
2214:
2209:
2206:
2201:
2198:
2197:Pat Sanderson
2193:
2190:
2185:
2182:
2177:
2174:
2169:
2166:
2161:
2158:
2153:
2150:
2145:
2142:
2137:
2134:
2133:Jason Leonard
2129:
2126:
2121:
2118:
2113:
2110:
2105:
2102:
2097:
2094:
2089:
2086:
2081:
2078:
2073:
2070:
2065:
2062:
2061:Kyran Bracken
2057:
2054:
2049:
2046:
2041:
2038:
2033:
2030:
2025:
2022:
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2014:
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1993:
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1985:
1982:
1981:Jason Leonard
1977:
1974:
1969:
1966:
1961:
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1958:
1954:
1947:
1942:
1939:
1934:
1931:
1926:
1923:
1918:
1915:
1910:
1907:
1902:
1899:
1894:
1891:
1886:
1883:
1882:Mike Harrison
1878:
1875:
1870:
1867:
1862:
1859:
1854:
1851:
1846:
1843:
1838:
1835:
1834:Peter Wheeler
1830:
1827:
1822:
1819:
1814:
1811:
1810:Bill Beaumont
1806:
1803:
1798:
1795:
1794:Bill Beaumont
1790:
1787:
1782:
1779:
1774:
1771:
1766:
1763:
1758:
1755:
1750:
1747:
1742:
1739:
1734:
1731:
1726:
1723:
1718:
1715:
1710:
1707:
1702:
1699:
1698:Tony Bucknall
1694:
1691:
1686:
1683:
1678:
1675:
1670:
1667:
1662:
1659:
1654:
1651:
1646:
1643:
1638:
1635:
1634:Richard Sharp
1630:
1627:
1622:
1619:
1614:
1611:
1606:
1603:
1598:
1595:
1590:
1587:
1586:Richard Sharp
1582:
1579:
1574:
1571:
1566:
1563:
1558:
1555:
1550:
1547:
1542:
1539:
1534:
1531:
1526:
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1518:
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1510:
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1499:
1494:
1491:
1486:
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1478:
1475:
1470:
1467:
1462:
1459:
1454:
1451:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1439:
1432:
1427:
1424:
1423:Peter Cranmer
1419:
1416:
1411:
1408:
1403:
1400:
1395:
1392:
1387:
1384:
1379:
1376:
1371:
1368:
1363:
1360:
1355:
1352:
1347:
1344:
1339:
1336:
1331:
1328:
1323:
1320:
1315:
1312:
1307:
1304:
1299:
1296:
1291:
1290:
1288:
1284:
1277:
1272:
1269:
1264:
1261:
1260:Robert Dibble
1256:
1253:
1248:
1245:
1240:
1237:
1232:
1229:
1224:
1221:
1220:Robert Dibble
1216:
1213:
1208:
1205:
1200:
1197:
1196:Curly Hammond
1192:
1189:
1184:
1181:
1176:
1173:
1168:
1165:
1160:
1157:
1152:
1149:
1144:
1141:
1136:
1133:
1128:
1125:
1120:
1117:
1112:
1109:
1104:
1101:
1096:
1093:
1088:
1085:
1080:
1077:
1072:
1069:
1064:
1061:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1049:
1042:
1037:
1034:
1029:
1026:
1025:Ernest Taylor
1021:
1018:
1013:
1010:
1009:Ernest Taylor
1005:
1002:
997:
994:
993:Ernest Taylor
989:
986:
981:
978:
973:
970:
965:
962:
957:
954:
949:
946:
941:
938:
933:
930:
925:
922:
917:
914:
909:
906:
901:
898:
893:
890:
889:Edward Gurdon
885:
882:
877:
874:
873:Edward Gurdon
869:
866:
865:Albert Hornby
861:
858:
853:
850:
845:
842:
837:
834:
829:
826:
825:Edward Kewley
821:
818:
813:
810:
805:
802:
797:
794:
789:
788:
786:
782:
778:
775:
768:
763:
761:
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754:
749:
748:
745:
736:
727:
721:
715:
711:
702:
696:
690:
685:
676:
672:
668:
662:
659:
647:
641:
639:
637:
633:
629:
623:
620:
616:
610:
607:
595:
591:
585:
583:
579:
576:
572:
569:
564:
562:
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549:
547:
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428:
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418:
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392:
387:
384:
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376:
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355:
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340:
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336:
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151:Senior career
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81:Date of death
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69:
58:
56:Date of birth
54:
50:
46:
42:
37:
26:
22:
3339:John Spencer
3333:Peter Baines
3285:R A G Rogers
3273:M S Phillips
3261:W G D Morgan
3160:John Burgess
3106:S R Couchman
3034:D H Harrison
2891:G C Robinson
2719:Roger Walker
2688:
2589:Jamie George
2581:Owen Farrell
2565:Owen Farrell
2549:Owen Farrell
2533:Owen Farrell
2501:Owen Farrell
2485:Lewis Ludlow
2477:Owen Farrell
2461:Owen Farrell
2445:Owen Farrell
2429:Owen Farrell
2413:Owen Farrell
2349:Mike Tindall
2333:Mike Tindall
2293:Phil Vickery
2277:Phil Vickery
2269:Martin Corry
2261:Phil Vickery
2245:Phil Vickery
2213:Phil Vickery
2205:Martin Corry
2189:Martin Corry
2157:Phil Vickery
2101:Phil Vickery
2005:Tony Diprose
1965:Will Carling
1946:Will Carling
1930:Will Carling
1914:Will Carling
1874:Richard Hill
1802:Roger Uttley
1786:Roger Uttley
1722:John Spencer
1706:John Spencer
1674:Budge Rogers
1626:Budge Rogers
1602:John Willcox
1578:Dickie Jeeps
1538:Bob Stirling
1490:Bob Weighill
1482:Edward Scott
1466:Edward Scott
1375:Carl Aarvold
1367:Peter Howard
1244:John Birkett
1228:Adrian Stoop
1188:John Birkett
1180:Thomas Kelly
1132:John Daniell
1100:John Daniell
1068:John Daniell
921:John Hickson
848:
725:
700:
666:
661:
650:. Retrieved
627:
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614:
609:
598:. Retrieved
594:the original
553:
533:
528:
505:
492:
483:
424:
404:
388:
351:
328:
325:Rugby career
299:Rugby School
292:
266:
264:
221:
216:
211:
206:
171:
166:
161:
156:
141:
86:(1933-05-03)
28:Rugby player
25:
3395:1933 deaths
3390:1856 births
3345:Chris Kelly
3321:Paul Murphy
3279:L C K Angel
3243:J H Addison
3241:1999-2000:
3172:D L Sanders
3166:J R Simpson
3094:R E G Jeeps
3082:K H Chapman
3046:J T W Berry
3004:R G S Hobbs
2992:J A Tallent
2932:W Wakefield
2914:B C Hartley
2731:J W H Thorp
2729:1898-1900:
2725:R W Whalley
2665:C D Heatley
2557:Ellis Genge
2541:Ellis Genge
2469:George Ford
2453:George Ford
2437:George Ford
2357:Lewis Moody
2341:Lewis Moody
2325:Lewis Moody
2317:Nick Easter
2309:Lewis Moody
2141:Dorian West
2069:Matt Dawson
2045:Matt Dawson
2013:Matt Dawson
1818:Steve Smith
1770:John Pullin
1754:Fran Cotton
1746:John Pullin
1738:Peter Dixon
1658:Mike Weston
1642:Philip Judd
1618:David Perry
1594:Mike Weston
1576:1960–1962:
1554:Peter Young
1514:Vic Roberts
1506:Ivor Preece
1458:Jack Heaton
1351:Joe Periton
1325:1924–1926:
1319:Dave Davies
1311:Bruno Brown
1303:Dave Davies
1236:Edgar Mobbs
1212:George Lyon
1140:Frank Stout
1124:Frank Stout
1076:Jack Taylor
1033:James Byrne
1001:Sammy Woods
969:Sammy Woods
945:Sammy Woods
905:Fred Bonsor
847:1880–1881:
841:Frank Adams
815:1875–1876:
791:1871–1873:
427:obstetrical
391:Arthur Budd
313:, becoming
142:Position(s)
3384:Categories
3369:Rob Briers
3267:R W Horner
3255:R S Manock
3249:D P Rogers
3219:W J Bishop
3196:I D S Beer
3178:M A Pearey
3136:C R Jacobs
3124:D K Brooks
3112:A W Ramsay
3040:J R Locker
3016:A G Butler
3010:C H Gadney
2980:A Marshall
2962:L Clifford
2956:W C Ramsay
2855:W T Pearce
2831:H E Ferens
2819:M F Waters
2807:E Prescott
2707:E T Gurdon
2677:J Maclaren
2587:Feb 2024:
2563:Aug 2023:
2555:Aug 2023:
2547:Mar 2023:
2539:Mar 2023:
2515:Feb 2022:
2507:Nov 2021:
2499:Nov 2021:
2491:Nov 2021:
2483:Jul 2021:
2467:Sep 2019:
2451:Aug 2019:
2435:Nov 2018:
2419:Mar 2018:
2411:Mar 2018:
2387:Jun 2013:
2371:Jun 2012:
2339:Aug 2011:
2331:Feb 2011:
2323:Nov 2010:
2315:Nov 2010:
2283:Feb 2008:
2267:Sep 2007:
2251:Aug 2007:
2243:Aug 2007:
2235:Jun 2007:
2227:May 2007:
2219:Mar 2007:
2211:Feb 2007:
2203:Nov 2006:
2195:Jun 2006:
2163:Nov 2003:
2155:Nov 2003:
2139:Aug 2003:
2131:Aug 2003:
2115:Mar 2003:
2099:Jun 2002:
2075:Nov 2001:
2067:Oct 2001:
2059:Jun 2001:
2019:Nov 1998:
2003:Jun 1998:
1979:Dec 1996:
1971:Nov 1996:
1944:Jun 1995:
1938:Rob Andrew
1936:May 1995:
1922:Rob Andrew
1920:May 1989:
1904:Jun 1988:
1898:John Orwin
1888:Mar 1988:
1858:Paul Dodge
1848:Nov 1984:
1842:John Scott
1840:Jun 1984:
1826:John Scott
1824:Mar 1983:
1800:Feb 1979:
1778:Tony Neary
1768:May 1975:
1762:Tony Neary
1730:Bob Hiller
1714:Bob Hiller
1712:Feb 1971:
1704:Feb 1971:
1696:Jan 1971:
1690:Bob Taylor
1688:Apr 1970:
1682:Bob Hiller
1664:Feb 1969:
1632:Jan 1967:
1610:Ron Jacobs
1562:Eric Evans
1512:Jan 1951:
1488:Mar 1948:
1474:Tommy Kemp
1472:Jan 1948:
1464:Jan 1948:
1450:Joe Mycock
1431:Henry Toft
1383:Tony Novis
1365:Feb 1931:
1359:Sam Tucker
1309:Jan 1922:
1250:Mar 1911:
1234:Mar 1910:
1210:Jan 1909:
1202:Mar 1908:
1194:Feb 1908:
1186:Jan 1908:
1178:Jan 1908:
1170:Mar 1907:
1164:John Green
1162:Feb 1907:
1156:Basil Hill
1154:Jan 1907:
1122:Jan 1904:
1114:Mar 1903:
1090:Jan 1902:
1074:Jan 1901:
1058:Jan 1900:
1015:Mar 1896:
991:Mar 1894:
975:Mar 1893:
967:Feb 1893:
959:Jan 1893:
951:Mar 1892:
943:Feb 1892:
927:Mar 1890:
919:Mar 1890:
911:Feb 1890:
887:Mar 1886:
863:Mar 1882:
855:Feb 1882:
831:Mar 1878:
729:1886-1888
704:1880-1881
652:2010-02-19
600:2009-05-05
459:References
431:Blackheath
289:Early life
114:University
84:3 May 1933
62:1856-02-12
48:Birth name
3367:2023-24:
3361:2022-23:
3355:2020-22:
3349:2019-20:
3343:2018-19:
3337:2017-18:
3331:2016-17:
3325:2015-16:
3319:2012-13:
3313:2011-12:
3307:2010-11:
3303:John Owen
3301:2009-10:
3295:2008-09:
3289:2007-08:
3283:2006-07:
3277:2005-06:
3271:2004-05:
3265:2003-04:
3259:2002-03:
3253:2001-02:
3247:2000-01:
3235:1998-99:
3231:P G Brook
3229:1997-98:
3223:1996-97:
3217:1995-96:
3202:D H Easby
3200:1994-95:
3194:1993-94:
3188:1992-93:
3182:1991-92:
3176:1990-91:
3170:1989-90:
3164:1988-89:
3158:1987-88:
3152:1986-87:
3146:1985-86:
3140:1984-85:
3134:1983-84:
3130:J V Smith
3128:1982-83:
3122:1981-82:
3116:1980-81:
3110:1979-80:
3104:1978-79:
3100:A Wharton
3098:1977-78:
3092:1976-77:
3086:1975-76:
3080:1974-75:
3074:1973-74:
3068:1972-73:
3062:1971-72:
3056:1970-71:
3050:1969-70:
3044:1968-69:
3038:1967-68:
3032:1966-67:
3026:1965-66:
3022:L Edwards
3020:1964-65:
3014:1963-64:
3008:1962-63:
3002:1961-62:
2998:A T Voyce
2996:1960-61:
2990:1959-60:
2984:1958-59:
2978:1957-58:
2972:1956-57:
2968:W B Gibbs
2966:1955-56:
2954:1954-55:
2950:J Brunton
2948:1953-54:
2942:1952-53:
2938:H Cleaver
2936:1951-52:
2930:1950-51:
2924:1949-50:
2920:L G Brown
2918:1948-49:
2912:1947-48:
2908:J Daniell
2906:1945-47:
2889:1939-40:
2883:1937-39:
2877:1935-37:
2871:1934-35:
2867:R F Oakes
2865:1933-34:
2861:A D Stoop
2859:1932-33:
2847:1928-29:
2841:1927-28:
2835:1926-27:
2829:1925-26:
2825:W S Donne
2823:1924-25:
2817:1923-24:
2813:R Henzell
2811:1922-23:
2805:1920-22:
2801:A Hartley
2799:1919-20:
2784:A Hartley
2782:1913-14:
2778:A M Crook
2776:1911-13:
2772:T C Pring
2770:1909-11:
2766:C A Crane
2764:1907-09:
2758:1904-07:
2754:M Newsome
2752:1902-04:
2746:1900-02:
2723:1896-98:
2717:1894-96:
2711:1892-94:
2705:1890-92:
2699:1889-90:
2693:1888-89:
2687:1886-88:
2681:1884-86:
2675:1882-84:
2669:1878-82:
2659:L J Maton
2657:1875-76:
2651:1874-75:
2645:1871-74:
2517:Tom Curry
2253:Mike Catt
2221:Mike Catt
2093:Neil Back
2077:Neil Back
498:Frederick
411:Hampshire
371:Edinburgh
367:full back
321:in 1882.
295:Greenwich
247:Goals:19;
228:1875-1881
75:Greenwich
3291:B Taylor
3142:A E Agar
3064:T A Kemp
3058:W Ramsay
3052:D T Kemp
3028:A Walker
2986:J Lawson
2944:P Holman
2885:B A Hill
2873:J Milnes
2837:J Baxter
2760:G R Hill
2689:L Stokes
2653:F Stokes
2647:A Rutter
2389:Tom Wood
1546:Nim Hall
1530:Nim Hall
1498:Nim Hall
777:captains
571:Archived
439:Lewisham
375:Scotland
354:The Oval
319:L.R.C.P.
253:Pens:0;
251:Conv:17;
249:Tries:0;
222:(Points)
172:(Points)
2926:E Watts
2843:P Royds
2639:To 1900
784:To 1900
673:at the
379:England
373:in the
362:Ireland
358:England
356:in the
315:M.R.C.S
271:England
240:England
180:1873-81
178:1874-81
99:, Hants
3088:G Tarn
2960:1955:
2713:W Cail
2695:A Budd
1864:1986:
1856:1985:
1792:1978:
1784:1977:
1624:1966:
1616:1965:
1568:1959:
1536:1954:
1413:1937:
1389:1934:
1333:1927:
1301:1921:
1293:1920:
1274:1914:
1066:1900:
1039:1899:
1031:1898:
1023:1897:
1007:1896:
999:1895:
903:1889:
895:1887:
839:1879:
807:1875:
799:1874:
735:A Budd
415:Sussex
255:Drop:2
237:
127:doctor
104:School
275:Wales
207:Years
157:Years
97:Alton
407:Kent
307:Bath
265:Dr.
217:Apps
212:Team
167:Apps
162:Team
377:vs
360:vs
305:in
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581:^
560:^
541:^
514:^
467:^
437:,
417:.
285:.
244:12
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