Cyril Rickards
| Birth name | Cyril Henry Rickards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jeypore,[1] India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 February 1920 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | (registered in) Thanet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cyril Rickards was a rugby union international who represented England in 1873.[2]
Early life
[edit]Cyril Rickards was born on 11 January 1854 in Jeypore,[1] the son of Colonel Rickards. Along with his brother, Alan William Low Rickards, he attended Rugby School.[3]
Rugby union career
[edit]Rickards made his only international appearance on 3 March 1873 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow for England against Scotland.
Career
[edit]Rickards initially had a military career, spending some time at the Royal Artillery barracks, Woolwich, Ratcliff gardens, Southsea, and Bengal. After retiring as a major in the army he moved to West Brighton.[4]
References
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