Edward John Massey (2 July 1900 – 30 April 1977) was a rugby union scrum half who played 3 times for in the

1925 Five Nations Championship The 1925 Five Nations Championship was the eleventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship following the inclusion of France into the Home Nations Championship. Including the previous Home Nations Championships, this was the thirty-e ...

. He played his club rugby for

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

and Liverpool. Massey made his

debut on New Years Day, 1923, against Headingley but featured intermittently for the rest of the season and the 1923–24 season. In the 1924–25 he became a regular playing 25 games for the club and earning his international cap. Massey is thought to be England's first Roman Catholic international. He made his debut on 17 January 1925 against at Twickenham in a 12-6 win. He then featured in a draw against and following a loss to he was dropped and never selected again. His last game for Leicester was the week before against Northampton Saints at Welford Road.

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