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English: Photo of the first ever England national rugby union team, before their game v. Scotland.
The players: (above): J.E.Bentley (Gipsies), A.E.Gibson (Manchester), F.Tobin (Liverpool), D.L.P.Turner (Richmond), F.Stokes (Blackheath), J.H.Clayton (Liverpool), R.R.Osbourne (Manchester), J.H.Luscombe (Gipsies); (middle): A.St G.Hammersley (Marlborough Nomads), W.MacLaren (Manchester), C.W.Sherrard (Blackheath), A.Lyon (Liverpool), C.A.Crompton (Blackheath); (middle above): H.J.C.Turner (Manchester), R.H.Birkett (Clapham Rovers), J.F.Green (West Kent); (below): A.Davenport (Ravenscourt Park), A.G.Guillemard (West Kent), J.M.Dugdale (Ravenscourt Park), B.H.Burns (Blackheath).
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Author Ross and Pringle of George Street (source: [1])
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