Henry Springmann (1859–1936) was a rugby union international who represented

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from 1879 to 1887.Henry Springmann Profile on scrum.com
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Early life

Henry Springmann was born on 1859 in Liverpool.Marshall, Francis, ''Football; the Rugby union game'', p404-405, (1892) (London Paris Melbourne, Cassell and company, limited) He was educated at

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, Edinburgh.

Rugby union career

Following his education, Springmann played for

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. In 1879 he was selected to play in the Lancashire fifteen, and went on to play for the North v. the South, and then again for England v. Scotland. This international debut was on 10 March 1879 at

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. Shortly afterwards Springmann left for America, but returned to England in 1886. In that year he played for Lancashire v. Cheshire and Yorkshire and was once more he was selected to play for the North v. the South. Again, he was included in the English team v. Scotland, this time played at Manchester (Whalley Range) on 5 March 1887. Despite the fact that England did not win the match, Springmann was singled out for his performance and it was noted "most creditably in this great match closed his brilliant career."

References

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