Francis Hugh Fox (12 June 1863 – 28 May 1952)
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forward who played club rugby for Wellington and the

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and international rugby for

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. In 1890 Fox became one of the original members of the Barbarians Football Club.

Rugby career

Fox first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Wellington RFC, a team club from his home town in Somerset. He lived at

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, Wellington, Somerset.

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