List of uncapped British and Irish Lions rugby union players

List of uncapped British and Irish Lions rugby union players. The following is a list of rugby union players who have played for the British and Irish Lions but were not capped for their own countries or adopted countries. Where the country of origin of the player is not known, he is identified by the country of his club. By far the majority of the players on this list seem to originate from England. Players who took part in tours to Argentina are italicised.

Name Tour Country of Origin[1] Club Matches played for Lions Test Matches played for Lions
John Gordon A'Bear1936 ArgentinaEngland EnglandGloucester
Charlie Adamson1899 AustraliaEngland EnglandDurham
Arthur Douglas Allen1927 ArgentinaEngland EnglandCambridge University
Jack Anderton1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandSalford[2]
J.F. Ashby1910 ArgentinaUnknownCheshire
W.J. Ashby1910 South AfricaIreland IrelandQueen's College
Alan Ayre-Smith1899 AustraliaEngland EnglandGuy's Hospital
Tom Banks1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandSwinton[3]
Sydney Pyman Bell1896 South AfricaEngland EnglandCambridge University
Frederick Belson1899 AustraliaEngland EnglandAbergavenny, Bristol
WG McG Bonner1930 NZ & AustraliaEngland England
James Harrison Bordass1924 South AfricaEngland EnglandCambridge University
John Alfred Brett1936 ArgentinaEngland EnglandOxford University
Edward Bromet1891 South AfricaEngland EnglandCambridge University
Herbert Brooks1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland England/Scotland ScotlandDurham, Edinburgh University
H. John C. Brown1962 South AfricaEngland EnglandBlackheath & RAF
Walter Bumby1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandSwinton[3]
Bob Burnett1888 NZ and AustraliaScotland ScotlandHawick
Willie Burnett1888 NZ and AustraliaScotland ScotlandHawick
Walter Carey1896 South AfricaEngland EnglandOxford University
Owen Chadwick1936 Argentina[4]England EnglandCambridge University
J. "Jack" P. Clowes1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandHalifax[5]
Granville Coghlan1927 ArgentinaEngland EnglandCambridge University
Gilbert Collett1903 South AfricaEngland EnglandOxford University
George Cookson1899 AustraliaEngland EnglandManchester
Stan Couchman1938 South AfricaEngland EnglandOld Cranleighans
Edward Crean1910 South AfricaEngland EnglandLiverpool
Sidney Nelson Crowther1902 Australia and NZEngland EnglandLennox
Gerald Thomas "Beef" Dancer1938 South AfricaEngland EnglandBedford
Percy Robert Diggle1910 ArgentinaEngland EnglandOxford University
Cumberland
Harry Eagles1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandSalford[2]
Guy Evers1899 AustraliaEngland EnglandMoseley
J.L. Fisher1904 Australia & NZEngland EnglandHull and East Riding
John Francomb1899 AustraliaEngland EnglandManchester, Oxford University
H.J. Fraser1910 ArgentinaUnknown
William Lovat Fraser1910 ArgentinaScotland ScotlandMerchistonians
Edward Newman Fuller1910 ArgentinaEngland EnglandCambridge University, Old Merchant Taylors
W.F. Gaisford1924 South AfricaEngland EnglandSt Barts
John Harding Gould1891 South AfricaEngland EnglandOld Leysians
H.G.S. Gray1899 AustraliaScotland ScotlandCoventry
R.K. Green1908 NZ and AustraliaWales WalesNeath
Rowland Griffiths1908 NZ and AustraliaWales WalesNewport
Thomas Gubb1927 ArgentinaSouth Africa South AfricaOxford University
J.T. Haslam1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandHalsam
Johnny Hammond1891 South Africa & 1896 South AfricaEngland EnglandCambridge University, Blackheath
Edward Montague Harrison1903 South AfricaEngland EnglandGuy's Hospital, Middlesex
Robin Harrison1910 ArgentinaEngland EnglandNorthampton
Peter George Hobbs/Peter Graham Hobbs1936 ArgentinaEngland EnglandRichmond
P. C. Hordern1936 ArgentinaEngland EnglandGloucester
J.C. Hosack1903 South AfricaScotland ScotlandEdinburgh Wanderers[6]
William Gordon Howard1938 South AfricaEngland EnglandOld Birkonians
Noel Forbes Humphreys1910 South AfricaWales WalesTynedale
Walter Legh Huntingford1910 ArgentinaEngland EnglandUnited Services, Blackheath
G.A.M. Isherwood1910 South AfricaEngland EnglandCheshire
Frederick Stanley Jackson1908 NZ and Australia[7]England EnglandCamborne, Leicester
R Jennings1930 NZ & AustraliaEngland EnglandRedruth
William Judkins1899 AustraliaEngland EnglandCoventry
Gerald Kyrke1908 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandMarlborough Nomads
A.J. Laing1888 NZ and AustraliaScotland ScotlandHawick
Herbert Laxon1908 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandCambridge University
G.W. Lee1896 South AfricaEngland EnglandRockcliff
Alun Lewis1977 New ZealandWales WalesCambridge University & London Welsh
Patrick Francis McEvedy1904 Australia & NZ & 1908 Australia & NZ[8]New Zealand New ZealandGuy's Hospital
George Arthren McIlwaine1927 ArgentinaSouth Africa South AfricaCambridge University
James Magee1896 South Africa[9]Ireland IrelandBective Rangers
Jules Malfroy1927 ArgentinaNew Zealand New ZealandCambridge University
Esmond Martelli1899 AustraliaIreland IrelandDublin University
Burnett Staveley Massey1904 Australia & NZEngland EnglandHull and East Riding
Charlie Mathers1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandBramley
Reginald "Reg" Bellamy Maxwell1924 South AfricaEngland EnglandBirkenhead Park
Edwin Mayfield1891 South AfricaEngland EnglandCambridge University
S.H. Milnes1910 ArgentinaUnknown
J.S. Moll1936 ArgentinaEngland EnglandLloyds Bank
Harold Gordon Monks1910 ArgentinaEngland EnglandLiverpool Old Boys, Wigan RFC
C.J. Moran1938 South AfricaRepublic of Ireland IrelandClontarf
Matthew Mullineux1896 South Africa & 1899 Australia[10]England EnglandBlackheath
Cuth Mullins1896 South Africa Cape Colony (South Africa)Guy's Hospital
J. Nolan1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandRochdale Hornets
Arthur O'Brien1902 Australia and NZNew Zealand New ZealandGuy's Hospital
C.D. Patterson1904 Australia & NZIreland IrelandMalone
A.G. Paul1888 NZ and AustraliaIreland IrelandSwinton[3]
CT Payne1927 ArgentinaRepublic of Ireland Ireland
A.P. Penketh1888 NZ and AustraliaUnited Kingdom Isle of ManDouglas
TO Pike1927 ArgentinaRepublic of Ireland Ireland
Howard Poole1930 NZ & AustraliaWales WalesCardiff
D. E. Pratten1936 ArgentinaEngland EnglandBlackheath
A.G. Purchas1938 South AfricaEngland EnglandCoventry
T.J. Richards1910 South AfricaIreland IrelandBristol
William Albert Robertson1910 South AfricaScotland ScotlandEdinburgh University[6]
C.O. Robinson1896 South AfricaEngland EnglandNorthumberland
Ronald Joseph Rogers1904 Australia & NZEngland EnglandBath
B.G. Roscoe1891 South AfricaEngland EnglandLancashire
Stuart MacKenzie Saunders1904 Australia & NZEngland EnglandGuy's Hospital
J.T. Sharland1904 Australia & NZEngland EnglandStreatham
Clement Pearson Simpson1891 South AfricaEngland EnglandCambridge University
J. Smith1888 NZ and AustraliaScotland ScotlandEdinburgh University[6]
S.H. Smith1910 ArgentinaEngland EnglandCumberland
Thomas William Smith1908 NZ and AustraliaEngland EnglandLeicester
AF Hamilton Smythe1927 ArgentinaEngland England
Harry C. Speakman1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland England
Jack Spoors1910 South AfricaEngland EnglandBristol
W.A.S. Stranach1910 ArgentinaEngland EnglandGuy’s Hospital, Kent
Peter Denny Strang1910 ArgentinaEngland EnglandOld Merchant Taylors
Aubone Surtees1891 South AfricaEngland EnglandHarlequins
Len Thomas1908 NZ and AustraliaWales WalesPenarth
Charles Thompson1899 AustraliaEngland EnglandManchester
Robert Thompson1891 South AfricaIreland Ireland
William Henry Thorman1891 South AfricaEngland EnglandSt Thomas' Hospital
C.G. Timms1910 South AfricaScotland ScotlandEdinburgh University[6]
David Trail1902 Australia and NZEngland EnglandGuy's Hospital
Donald Scott Troup1927 ArgentinaEngland EnglandOxford University
M.B. Tweed1910 ArgentinaEngland EnglandGuy’s Hospital
Harold John Uren1936 ArgentinaEngland EnglandWaterloo
R.B. Waddell1910 ArgentinaScotland ScotlandGlasgow Academicals
Roger Cuthbert Wakefield1927 ArgentinaEngland EnglandCambridge University, Harlequins
Edward Forbes Walker1903 South AfricaEngland EnglandLennox
William "Bill" Wallace1924 South AfricaEngland EnglandPercy Park
H.E. Ward1910 ArgentinaUnknownHarlequins, Middlesex
Thomas Sherren Whittaker1891 South AfricaEngland EnglandManchester
G.L. Williams1908 NZ and AustraliaUnknownLiverpool
I.Williams1938 South AfricaWales WalesCardiff
Sam Williams1888 NZ and AustraliaEngland England
Kenneth Berridge Wood1910 South AfricaEngland England
Henry Whitehead1910 ArgentinaEngland EnglandManchester AC, Lancashire

Sources

  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  • Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
  • espnscrum.com

References

  1. ↑ Or country of club if unknown.
  2. 1 2 Salford later became a rugby league club.
  3. 1 2 3 Swinton later became a rugby league club.
  4. ↑ Also a notable academic.
  5. ↑ Halifax later became a rugby league club.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Bath, p117
  7. ↑ Jackson was capped by New Zealand, but in rugby league.
  8. ↑ As well as having the unusual distinction of playing for the British Isles twice, and being uncapped, the McEvedy Shield is named after him.
  9. ↑ Magee was capped for Ireland at cricket.
  10. ↑ Captained the 1899 tour to Australia.
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