Cecil Shaw (rugby union)
| Full name | Cecil Hamilton Shaw | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 August 1879 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 November 1964 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wolverhampton, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Cecil Hamilton Shaw (1 August 1879 – 13 November 1964) was an English international rugby union player.
Shaw was born in Wolverhampton and attended Sedbergh School.[1]
A forward, Shaw played rugby for Birmingham club Moseley and served as captain of Midland Counties.[2] He was capped six times for England, debuting in a win over Scotland at Inverleith in 1906. His other caps were a match against the touring 1906–07 Springboks and all four of England's 1907 fixtures.[3]
Shaw, a businessman by profession, was involved with his family's firm John Shaw & Sons.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Internationals". Moseley Rugby.
- ^ "Sporting Paragraphs". Nottingham Evening Post. 4 October 1907.
- ^ a b "Wolverhampton company director dies". Birmingham Evening Mail. 16 November 1964.
External links
[edit]- Cecil Shaw at ESPNscrum