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Birkenhead Park FC
Birkenhead Park Football Club is an English rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ... team based in Birkenhead, Wirral Peninsula, Wirral. The club operates five senior teams, a ladies team (Birkenhead Park Panthers) and six junior sides. The men's senior team play in Regional 1 North West, the fifth level of the English rugby union system, following promotion as champions of Regional 2 North West in 2023–24. History Birkenhead Park was formed in 1871, the same year as the Rugby Football Union, from the amalgamation of two smaller clubs, Claughton and Birkenhead Wanderers during the 1871–72 season. After an initial period where the club failed to find any form, the season of 1877–78 saw the team losing only two matches from nineteen played. The club was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheshire Rugby Football Union
The Cheshire Rugby Football Union (CRFU) is a rugby union sports governing body, governing body in the historic county of Cheshire and the Isle of Man. The union is the constituent body of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for Cheshire. The CRFU administers and organises rugby union clubs and competitions in the county and administers the Cheshire county rugby representative teams. Cheshire senior men's county team Honours *County Championship (rugby union), County Championship Cup winners (3): 1950, 1961, 1998 *County Championship Plate winners (2): 2006, 2009 Affiliated clubs There are currently 52 clubs affiliated with the union, with teams at both senior and junior level. *Acton Nomads RFC, Acton Nomads *Altrincham Kersal *Anselmians RUFC, Anselmians *Ashton-on-Mersey RUFC, Ashton-on-Mersey *Birkenhead Park F.C., Birkenhead Park *Bowdon RUFC, Bowdon *Caldy Rugby Football Club, Caldy *Capenhurst RUFC, Capenhurst *Carrington RUFC, Carrington *Castletown RUFC, Castletown (I.O. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North 1 West
North 1 West is a rugby union league at the sixth level within the English league system. The league is made up of teams from north west England and the Isle of Man; principally consisting of the English counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The league was known as North Division 2 when it was first created back in 1987 and was a single division. It has since split into two regional leagues, with North West 1 and its compatriot North 1 East being the longest running versions of the division. Promotion and relegation determine the makeup of the league each season, with the top team automatically moving into North Premier and the second-placed team entering into a play-off match with the second-placed team in North 1 East. Occasionally, depending on promotion and relegation, teams from either North 1 East and North 1 West may be required to compete in the opposite league to ensure that the number of teams in the east and west leagues rema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Knowles (rugby Union)
Thomas Caldwell Knowles (6 May 1908 – 12 September 1985) was an English international rugby union player. Biography Born in West Bromwich, Knowles learned his rugby at Ampleforth College, starting out as a fullback. Knowles developed into a stand-off with his club Birkenhead Park and could also play centre three three-quarter. For his solitary England cap, a 1931 Five Nations against Scotland at Murrayfield, Knowles played stand-off. He twice toured overseas with the British Lions, visiting New Zealand and Australia in 1930, then Argentina in 1936. A regular Cheshire representative, Knowles retired as the county's most capped player. See also *List of British & Irish Lions players *List of England national rugby union players This article represents a list of people who have played for the England national rugby union team, in the order that they received their first Cap (sport), cap. The list only includes players who have played in an official Test match (rugby union ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 British Lions Tour To South Africa
The 1924 British Isles tour to South Africa was the tenth tour by a British and Irish Lions, British Isles team and the fifth to South Africa. The tour is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. As well as South Africa, the tour included a game in Salisbury in Rhodesia, in what would become present day Harare in Zimbabwe. Tour history Led by 's Ronald Cove-Smith and managed by former international Harry Packer, the tour took in 21 matches. Of the 21 games, 17 were against club or invitational teams and four were Test matches against the South Africa national rugby team, South African national team. The British Isles lost three and drew one of the Test matches making it one of the least successful Lions tours to South Africa – the 1962 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1962 and 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa, 1968 tourists also lost their Test series three matches to nil with one draw. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Maxwell
Reginald Bellamy Maxwell was an English international rugby union player. Born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Maxwell moved to England as a child and was based in Birkenhead through his rugby career, where he was a member of the Birkenhead Park club. Maxwell, who could play both as a half-back and three-quarter, was a Cheshire representative player and in 1924 gained a British Lions call up for their tour of South Africa. His place on the tour was almost lost after the invitation letter sent to his club had remained unopened for weeks and the selectors instead offered his spot to Mel Rosser. Unable to obtain leave from his work, Rosser had to decline the offer and another attempt was made to contact Maxwell, who this time responded to a letter sent to his private address. He played seven matches on tour, including the opening Test against the Springboks in Durban, then succumbed to injury and was replaced in the squad by Harold Davies. See also *List of British & Irish Lion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 British Lions Tour To Australia And New Zealand
The 1904 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia was the sixth tour by a British Isles rugby union team and the third to New Zealand or Australia. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. Led by Scotland captain David Bedell-Sivright and managed by Arthur O'Brien the tour included 19 matches, 14 in Australia and 5 in New Zealand. Four of the fixtures were test matchesthree against Australia and one against the New Zealand All Blacks. The Lions won all three Australian tests but lost the All Blacks game. This was the first time that a British team played both Australia and New Zealand in the same tour. It was also the last series until 1989 in which Australian matches were the major component; in between the only Australian fixtures were those appended onto a longer New Zealand tour. The team's captain, Bedell-Sivright, a veteran of the 1903 tour of South Africa, was requested to lead t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Croft Hulme
Frank Croft Hulme (31 August 1881 – 5 September 1935) was an English international rugby union player. Born in Oxton, Cheshire, Hulme was educated at Birkenhead School and earned his first Cheshire trial while still a schoolboy. He formed a half-back partnership with "Toggie" Kendall in matches for Birkenhead Park and Cheshire. Hulme debuted for England in the 1903 Home Nations, featuring in two fixtures. He played a match against Australia in Sydney while touring with the 1904 British Lions and the following year gained another two England caps. See also *List of England national rugby union players *List of British & Irish Lions players As of 26 June 2017, 835 players have made an appearance for the British and Irish Lions, a rugby union team selected from players eligible for any of the Home Nations – the national sides of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Lions genera ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hulme, Frank 1881 births 1935 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 British Lions Tour To Argentina
The 1936 British Lions tour of Argentina was a series of rugby union matches arranged between the British Lions and various Argentine teams. The tourists played ten matches, nine of which were against club and combined teams while one match took in a full Argentina national team. Despite being sanctioned by the International Rugby Board, no caps were awarded to players from either side. This was the third and final international tour to South America by a combined British team, and although classed as the British Lions, it was predominantly English, with a handful of Scottish and Irish players. The Lions won all the games played, scoring 399 points and conceding only 12. Background By 1936 Argentine rugby was in expansion and growth. Four years earlier, the Junior Springboks had visited the country to play several matches. In 1933 two South African players, Wollie Wolheim and Rybeck Elliot returned to Argentina to play for local team Hindú, which was considered by the Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hancock (rugby Union)
George Edward Hancock (21 March 1912 – 2 April 1993) was an English international rugby union player. Hancock was born in the Wirral and educated at Rock Ferry High School. A three-quarter, Hancock was a Birkenhead Park player and Cheshire representative. His England caps were preceded by a tour to Argentina with the British Lions in 1936. He was an England reserve on multiple occasions in 1938, before getting his opportunity in the 1939 Home Nations, featuring as a centre in all three fixtures. Hancock worked as a solicitor at Halsall and Co in Birkenhead. See also *List of England national rugby union players *List of British & Irish Lions players As of 26 June 2017, 835 players have made an appearance for the British and Irish Lions, a rugby union team selected from players eligible for any of the Home Nations – the national sides of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Lions genera ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hancock, George 1912 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 British Lions Tour To Australia
The 1899 British Isles tour to Australia was the fourth rugby union tour by a British Isles team and the second to Australia; though the first tour in 1888 was a private venture, making the 1899 tour the first official undertaking of Australia. It is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950. Negotiations had also taken place for the tour to incorporate matches against New Zealand, either through a visit to New Zealand, or a New Zealand team to play in Australia. No agreeable terms could be found. This tour was the first to truly represent the British Isles, with players from all four Home Nations. Despite this fact, many Australian newspapers, and some British dailies, referred to the tourists as "the English football team".Griffiths (1987), pg 9:4. Plan to tour in 1898 After the tour of South Africa in 1896, players in Britain expressed wishes to make a similar tour to Australia. In August 1897, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Nicholson
Elliot Tenbosch Nicholson (13 December 1871 – 1 December 1953) Scrum.com was an English international wing who played club rugby for . Nicholson played international rugby for and was selected for the team on its [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 British Lions Tour To South Africa
The 1891 British Isles tour to South Africa was the first British Isles rugby union tour of South Africa and only the second overseas tour conducted by a joint British team. Between 9 July and 7 September, the team played 20 games, including three Tests against the South Africa national rugby union team. The British Isles not only won all three Test matches, but also won all 17 provincial games. Although not named as such at the time, the tour is retrospectively recognised as a British Lions tour. Tour details After the South African Rugby Board was formed in 1889, the committee decided one of the best ways to promote the game was to invite a British side to visit, similar to the British Isles tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1888. In September 1890 the Rugby Football Union (RFU) discussed the proposed tour; in attendance was Mr J Richards of Cape Town, who, as an Old Leysian, had connections to the English game.Griffiths (1987), pg 6:3. The tour was agreed, with Cecil Rhod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
