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1874–75 Home Nations Rugby Union Matches
The 1874–75 Home Nations rugby union matches are a series of international friendlies held between the England national rugby union team, England, Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland and Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland national rugby union teams. This season of games was notable as it saw the first international appearance of the Ireland team. Results Scoring system The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a Try (rugby), try, for a dropped goal or for a goal from mark. If a game was drawn, any unconverted tries were tallied to give a winner. If there was still no clear winner, the match was declared a draw. The matches England vs. Ireland England: Alexander William Pearson, AW Pearson (Guy's, Kings and St. Thomas' Rugby Football Club, Guy's Hospital), Lennard Stokes, L Stokes (Blackheath F.C., Blackheath), William Henry Milton (Marlborough Nomads), Arthur Michell, AT Michell (Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England National Rugby Union Team
The England national rugby union team represents England in men's international rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England have won the championship on 29 occasions (as well as sharing 10 victories) – winning the Grand Slam 13 times and the Triple Crown 26 times – making them the most successful outright winners in the tournament's history. They are currently the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to win the Rugby World Cup, having won the tournament in 2003, and have been runners-up on three other occasions. The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the English rugby team played their first official test match, losing 1–0 to Scotland. England dominated the early Home Nations Championship (now the Six Nations) which started in 1883. Following the schism of rugby football in 1895 into union and league, England did not win the Championship again until 1910. They first played aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackheath F
Blackheath may refer to: Places England *Blackheath, London, England ** Blackheath railway station **Hundred of Blackheath, Kent, an ancient hundred in the north west of the county of Kent, England *Blackheath, Surrey, England ** Hundred of Blackheath, Surrey ** Blackheath SSSI, Surrey, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest *Blackheath, West Midlands, England Other places * Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia *Black Heath, Virginia, USA, a late 18th and 19th century plantation and coal mine *Blackheath, Gauteng, in Johannesburg, South Africa Education * Blackheath College (other) * Blackheath High School, Blackheath Village in London, England * Blackheath Proprietary School, a former school in Greenwich, London, England Other uses * Blackheath Rugby Club * Blackheath Common, Waverley, England * Blackheath Beds, a fossiliferous stratigraphic unit in England * Plantman Plantman is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hutchinson (rugby)
William Henry Heap Hutchinson (31 October 1849 – 4 July 1929) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1870s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Hull FC, as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row. Prior to Thursday 29 August 1895, Hull F.C. was a rugby union club. Backgorun William Hutchinson's birth was registered in Sculcoates Sculcoates is a suburb of Kingston upon Hull, north of the city centre, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. For many centuries, much of what was called Hull came within the parish of St Mary's Church. Sculcoates railway station closed ... district, he died in Beverley. Playing career William Hutchinson won caps for England while at Hull F.C. in 1874–75 Home Nations rugby union match against Ireland, and in the 1875–76 Home Nations rugby union match against Ireland. References External linksSearch for "Hutchinson" at rugbyleagueproject.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Graham (rugby)
John or Johnny Graham may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Graham (painter) (1754–1817), Scottish painter and teacher of art *John D. Graham (1886–1961), American painter *Jon Dee Graham (born 1959), guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas * John Galbraith Graham (1921–2013), British crossword compiler under the name "Araucaria" *John J. Graham (1923–1994), American graphic artist *John Michael Graham, actor *John R. Graham (composer), American film composer *John Graham (producer) (fl. 2000s), British music producer Military *John de Graham (died 1298), Scottish soldier *Sir John de Graham (died 1337), Scottish noble *John Graham, Earl of Menteith (died 1346), Scottish soldier *John Graham (pirate) (fl. 1683–1686), English pirate active off New England *John Graham (British Army officer, born 1778) (1778–1821), founder of Grahamstown, South Africa *John Graham (British Army officer, born 1923) (1923–2012) * John Graham of Duchray, Scottish landowner and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wimbledon RFC
Wimbledon Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from Wimbledon, London. The club was a founding member of the Rugby Football Union and were at that time known as the Wimbledon Hornets. The first team currently play in London & South East Premier following their relegation from National League 2 South at the end of the 2017–18 season. History Wimbledon’s first recorded match was against Richmond F.C. in November 1865, making the club one of the oldest in the country, and one of just twelve surviving clubs that founded the Rugby Football Union in 1871. The club’s captain at this time was L J Maton who drafted the first laws of the game and went on to become the third president of the RFU in 1875. In the same year, two club members, J D and H J Graham, gained one and four caps respectively for England. In 1874 the club changed its name to Wimbledon RFC. It has been suggested that the change in name was due to the club's L J Maton becoming president of the Rugby Football Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Graham (rugby)
Harry Graham may refer to: * Harry Graham (cricketer) (1870–1911), Australian cricketer and footballer * Harry Graham (poet) (1874–1936), English journalist, poet and lyricist for musicals and operettas * Harry Graham (Manitoba politician) (1921–2006), Canadian politician * Harry Graham (footballer) (1887–1940), Scottish footballer *Harry Graham (priest) Henry Burrans Graham, STD ( 29 August 1905 – 20 August 1979) was an English Anglican priest. Early life The 2nd son of William and Elizabeth Turnbull, he was educated at King James's School, Almondbury Durham University and Ripon College, Wis ... (1909–1979), English Anglican priest * Harry Graham (MP) (1850–1933), British Member of Parliament for St Pancras West, 1892–1906 See also * Henry Graham (other) {{hndis, name=Graham, Harry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Fraser (rugby Player)
Edward Henry Fraser Sir Edward Henry Fraser (15 February 1851 – 10 November 1921) was an English solicitor who was Mayor of Nottingham on four occasions. He was born in Nottingham and privately educated. He became a solicitor by profession, was appointed the first Secretary of the Nottingham Incorporated Law Society and in 1892 elected its President. In 1876, he was elected a town councillor for Nottingham, served as Sheriff of Nottingham for 1884–85, was made an Alderman in 1889 and elected Mayor of Nottingham for three successive years in 1896–1899. He was chosen a fourth time in 1910 and knighted in 1908. In 1898 he was also conferred with a D.C.L by the Archbishop of Canterbury. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Parliamentary election of 1900. He acted as Chairman of the Corporation Finances Committee, was Chairman of the Derwent Water Board and a Governor of Nottingham University College. He was also a Director of various commercial companies, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Crosse
Charles William Crosse (13 June 1854 – 28 May 1905) was an English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket. Crosse was capped twice for England, first against Scotland in 1874 and the other against Ireland a year later, both times as a forward. In 1875, Crosse played a first-class cricket match for Oxford University. 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 before going up to Trinity College, Oxford (That which you wish to be secret, tell to nobody) , named_for = The Holy Trinity , established = , sister_college = Churchill College, Cambridge , president = Dame Hilary Boulding , location = Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BH , coordinates .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Crosse, Charles William 1854 births 1905 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Batson
Thomas Batson was a rugby union international who represented England from 1872 to 1875. Early life Thomas Batson was born on 1846 in Ross. Rugby union career Batson made his international debut on 5 February 1872 at The Oval in the England vs Scotland match. Of the three matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on three occasions. He played his final match for England on 15 February 1875 at The Oval in the England vs Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... match. References 1846 births 1933 deaths English rugby union players England international rugby union players Rugby union forwards {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football team playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907, the club competed in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), winning two premierships. Richmond joined the Victorian Football League (now known as the AFL) in 1908 and has since won 13 premierships, most recently in 2020. Richmond's headquarters and training facilities are located at its original home ground, the Punt Road Oval, which sits adjacent to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the club's playing home since 1965. Richmond traditionally wears a black guernsey with a yellow sash. The club song, " We're From Tigerland", is well known for its "yellow and black" refrain. The club is coached by Damien Hardwick and its current co-captains are Dylan Grimes and Toby Nankervis. Five Richmond players have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Reginald Adams
Frank Adams was a rugby union international who represented England from 1875 to 1879. He also captained his country. Early life Frank Adams was born in 1852, the second son of Frank Adams and Ellen Straith. His father was a Major General and was the son of the former Mayor of Coventry and High Sheriff of Warwickshire, Henry Cadwallader Adams (of Ansty Hall, Warwickshire) and Emma Curtis, daughter of Sir William Curtis, 1st Baronet of Cullonds Grove (1752–1829), the former Member of Parliament for the City of London, Lord Mayor famed for the definition of the 3Rs as "reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic" (attributed to him from a speech made at a Board of education dinner). The Adams possession of the family seat at Anstey dated back to 1799 with ''Burke's Peerage'' detailing the family lineage back as far as the Rev. Simon Adams, Rector of Aston Le Walls 1627 to 1673, himself the son of Simon Adams Frank's siblings were his older brother William Ormond (born 1847), and fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Collins (New Zealand Surgeon)
William Edward Collins (14 October 1853 – 11 August 1934) was a New Zealand medical doctor, sportsman and politician. He was a member of the New Zealand Legislative Council from 1907 until his death. Collins was born in Darjeeling, India. His father was John Charles Collins MD and his mother was Ann (). He received his education at Cheltenham College in England and at the University of London. He was then at St George's Hospital in London, from where he qualified with FRCS in 1976 and a Bachelor of Medicine in 1877. His greatest sporting accomplishments were in rugby union; he represented England as a half-back several times in the 1870s, before emigrating to New Zealand. Obituary. ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' 1935. He first arrived in Nelson in April 1877 but by October 1878, he put his land and house up for auction and moved to Wellington. Collins played two games of first-class cricket for Wellington in the 1880s. Previously he had played for Cheltenham College, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
