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The 1910 British Lions tour to Argentina was a rugby tour of Argentina made by a side made up of 16 English players and 3 Scots. The organisers of the tour named the team the "English Rugby Union team", but the host country advertised the touring team as the British Combined ("Combinado Británico" in Spanish). The 1910 team has been termed as one of the three "lost lions" tours,David Walmsley (Author), Robby Elson (Editor), The Lions: The Complete History of the British and Irish Rugby Union Team, Genesis Publications (2005) and is detailed on the British and Irish Lions official website. For Argentina, this tour marked the start of international rugby union and the test against the Combined British on 12 June 1910 was the first test in the Argentine national team's history.
In 1910, a British side toured South Africa for the fourth time, being the eighth outing of a British touring side at this point. The South African tour was, however, the first official tour, in that it had the official sanction of the four home unions. Concurrently, RV Stanley, more famously known as Major Stanley of Oxford, later an England selector, organised a side to tour Argentina. John Raphael, the England fullback, was selected as the captain of this team, branded by Stanley as the England Rugby Union team. The hosts referred to the team as the Combined British, perhaps more appropriate given the squad included three Scots.
The tour was also part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the May Revolution. The people of Argentina termed it the "Combined British", also known as "Great Britain XV". Argentina made its international debut against this team under the name "The River Plate Rugby Football Union" on 12 June. The match was played at Sociedad Sportiva Argentina of
''Clarín'', 13 June 2010 Argentina's most notable players were captain Oswald St. John Gebbie and Barry Heatlie, a South African who played for the Springboks."De festejo también, pero por el Centenario" by Jorge Búsico
''La Nación'', 27 May 2010 The Combined British played six matches, winning them all, including a victory over Argentina in their first ever test on 12 June 1910.
on Rugby Football HistoryEarly Lions: Squads and results (1888–1938)
on BBC Sport, 18 May 2005 Test matches
History
In 1910, a British side toured South Africa for the fourth time, being the eighth outing of a British touring side at this point. The South African tour was, however, the first official tour, in that it had the official sanction of the four home unions. Concurrently, RV Stanley, more famously known as Major Stanley of Oxford, later an England selector, organised a side to tour Argentina. John Raphael, the England fullback, was selected as the captain of this team, branded by Stanley as the England Rugby Union team. The hosts referred to the team as the Combined British, perhaps more appropriate given the squad included three Scots.
The tour was also part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the May Revolution. The people of Argentina termed it the "Combined British", also known as "Great Britain XV". Argentina made its international debut against this team under the name "The River Plate Rugby Football Union" on 12 June. The match was played at Sociedad Sportiva Argentina of Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
and Argentina lost 28–3. The only try for the Argentine squad (the first international try) was scored by Buenos Aires F.C. player Frank Heriot. ."El centenario del debut"''Clarín'', 13 June 2010 Argentina's most notable players were captain Oswald St. John Gebbie and Barry Heatlie, a South African who played for the Springboks."De festejo también, pero por el Centenario" by Jorge Búsico
''La Nación'', 27 May 2010 The Combined British played six matches, winning them all, including a victory over Argentina in their first ever test on 12 June 1910.
Team
Of those representing the Combined British, only four had played international rugby previously. They were: * John Raphael, ( Old Merchants Taylors', Oxford University,Surrey
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) played fullback for England (also a notable cricketer);
*Alexander Palmer, ( London Hospital, Harlequins) a New Zealander who played on the wing for England
*Barrie Bennetts
Barzillai Beckerleg Bennetts MBE, also known as Barrie Bennetts (14 July 1883 – 26 July 1958) born in Penzance and was a Cornish rugby union player who played at international level, touring Argentina with the 1910 Combined British rugby un ...
, (Penzance RFC
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and Cornwall) played on the wing for England
*Anthony Henniker-Gotley
Anthony Henniker-Gotley (2 March 1887 – 4 May 1972) was a rugby union international who represented England national rugby union team, England from 1910 to 1911. He also captained that country.
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, ( Oxford University, Kent, Blackheath Blackheath may refer to:
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*Blackheath, London, England
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**Hundred of Blackheath, Kent, an ancient hundred in the north west of the county of Kent, England
*Blackheath, Surrey, England
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) played at halfback for England
Other members of the team were:
* Harold Gordon Monks (Liverpool Old Boys, Wigan RFC and Lancashire)
* Horace Evelyn Ward ( Harlequins and Middlesex)
* E.S. Holmwood ( Kent)
* William Lovat Fraser
William Lovat Fraser (7 November 1884 – 21 November 1968) was a Scottish sportsman who played cricket and rugby union at an international level, representing Scotland in cricket and touring Argentina with the 1910 Combined British rugby union ...
(Merchistonian FC
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)
* Edward Newman Fuller
Edward Newman Fuller (1888–1969) was an English sportsman who played rugby union at an international level, touring Argentina with the 1910 Combined British rugby union side, an early incarnation of the British & Irish Lions.
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( Old Merchants Taylors', Cambridge University and Kent)
* John Francis Ashby (Cheshire
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)
* Robert Bertram Waddell ( Glasgow Academicals RFC)
* Henry John Fraser
* Walter Legh Huntingford ( United Services, Blackheath Blackheath may refer to:
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*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 Blackh ...
and Surrey
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)
* Robin Harrison (Northampton RFC
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, Midlands RFU and the South)
* Whalley Stranach ( Guy's Hospital and Kent and English Trials)
* Stanley Herbert Smith (Cumberland)
* Martin Tweed ( Guy's Hospital)
* Percy Robert Diggle
Percy Robert Diggle was an English sportsman who played rugby union at an international level, touring Argentina with the 1910 Combined British rugby union side, an early incarnation of the British and Irish Lions.
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Percy Robert Dig ...
( Oxford University and Cumberland)
* Peter Denny Strang
Peter Denny Strang (born 26 April 1889; date of death unknown) was a British sportsman who played rugby union at an international level, touring Argentina with the 1910 Combined British rugby union side, an early incarnation of the British and I ...
( Old Merchants Taylors' and Surrey
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)
* SH Milnes
* Henry Whitehead ( Manchester FC, Lancashire and North of England)
Match summary
Complete list of matches played by the British Isles in Argentina:British & Irish Lions resultson Rugby Football HistoryEarly Lions: Squads and results (1888–1938)
on BBC Sport, 18 May 2005 Test matches
Test details
Argentina: : J.E. Saffery, Cornelius MacCarthy, Oswald Gebbie, M. Heriot, Henry Talbot, W.A. Watson, Carlos Mold, Barry Heatlie, L.H. Gribbell, W.H. Hayman, F. Henrys, A. Bovet, A. Donelly, Alvan ReidNotes
References
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