Herbert Fallas

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Herbert Fallas
Full nameF. Herbert Fallas
Date of birth1 November 1861
Place of birth Wakefield, England
Date of deathc.1900
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarters
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Wakefield Trinity ()
Yorkshire ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1884 England [1] 1 (0)

F. Herbert Fallas (1 November 1861 [2] c.1900) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s. He played at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (who were a rugby union club at the time), [3] as a three-quarters, i.e. wing or centre. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Wakefield Trinity was a rugby union club.

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Background

Herbert Fallas was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Playing career

Fallas won a cap for England while at Wakefield Trinity in the 1884 Home Nations Championship against Ireland. [1] He also represented Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.

Personal life

Fallas' brother John H. Fallas was Wakefield Trinity's representative at the formation of the Northern Rugby Football Union in August 1895 at the George Hotel, Huddersfield. [4]

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