Eustace North

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Eustace North
Birth nameEustace Herbert Guest North
Date of birth(1868-11-04)4 November 1868
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Date of death17 March 1942(1942-03-17) (aged 73)
Place of death Wokingham, England
School Blackheath Proprietary School
University Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
?-1889 Blackheath F.C. ()
1889-1891 Oxford University RFC ()
1891-? Blackheath F.C. ()
1891-1892 Barbarian F.C. ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1891 England 3 (0)

Eustace Herbert Guest North (4 November 1868 – 17 March 1942) [1] was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford University and Blackheath. North played international rugby for England and was an original member of invitational team, the Barbarians.

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Rugby career

North first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Blackheath before matriculating to Oxford University. He played in the 1889 encounter between Blackheath and the New Zealand Native football team. Amongst his teammates that day were many of the original Barbarians, including team founder William Percy Carpmael. [2]

North with the 1889 Oxford Varsity team, North is central standing at the very back Oxford University RFC 1889.jpeg
North with the 1889 Oxford Varsity team, North is central standing at the very back

Whilst at Oxford University, North represented the University Rugby Club over three seasons from 1889 to 1891. North played in three Varsity Matches against Cambridge University whilst at Oxford gaining his sporting 'Blues'. His most notable game was in the 1890 encounter, when he and JE Aldridge played some good attacking rugby. [3]

In 1891, North was invited to play with the two most important teams of his career; the Barbarians and England. When Carpmael set about forming an invitational touring team, he turned to his old sporting friends from Blackheath, North was one of several players to accept, several had played alongside him against the New Zealanders in 1889, including Alfred Allport, Aubone Surtees and Johnny Hammond.

North gained his first international cap in the opening game of the 1891 Home Nations Championship, played away against Wales at Newport. This was the first of three games that North would play for England, all in the 1891 Championship. His first two matches ended in victories over the Welsh and then Ireland, which set up the Championship deciding match between England and Scotland at the Athletic Ground in Richmond. The English were thoroughly outplayed by Scotland, and were deserved losers. North never represented his country again.

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References

  1. ↑ Eustace North player profile Scrum.com
  2. ↑ Maoris v. Blackheath paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
  3. ↑ Marshall, Howard; Jordon, J.P. (1951). Oxford v Cambridge, The Story of the University Rugby Match. London: Clerke & Cockeran. p. 72.
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