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John Pinch (rugby)
John Pinch (2 December 1870 – 3 March 1946) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England national rugby union team, England, and at club level for Lancaster RFC, Lancaster, as a Rugby union positions#Forwards, forward, e.g. Rugby union positions#Front row, front row, Rugby union positions#Locks, lock, or Rugby union positions#Back row, back row. Prior to the 1901–02 Northern Rugby Football Union season, 1901–02 season, Lancaster was a rugby union club. Background John Pinch was born in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire, and he died aged 75 in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire. Playing career International honours John Pinch won caps for England national rugby union team, England while at Lancaster in 1896 against Wales, and Ireland, in 1897 against Scotland. Change of Code When Lancaster converted from the rugby union code to the rugby league code for the 1901–02 Northern Rugby Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster (, ) is a city and the county town of Lancashire, England, standing on the River Lune. Its population of 52,234 compares with one of 138,375 in the wider City of Lancaster local government district. The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal family. The Duchy of Lancaster still holds large estates on behalf of Charles III, who is also Duke of Lancaster. Its long history is marked by Lancaster Castle, Lancaster Priory Church, Lancaster Cathedral and the Ashton Memorial. It is the seat of Lancaster University and has a campus of the University of Cumbria. The Port of Lancaster played a big role in the city's growth, but for many years the outport of Glasson Dock has become the main shipping facility. History The name of the city first appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086, as ''Loncastre'', where "Lon" refers to the River Lune and "castre" (from the Old English ''cæster'' and Latin ''castrum'' for "fort") to the Roman fort that stood on the site. Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
