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James Cantion was a London Irish rugby union player. [1]
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James Cantion was a London Irish rugby union player. [1]
In 1900 he was a member of the Moseley Wanderers RFC who represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1900 Olympic Games.
Britain was one of three teams to compete in the first Olympic rugby games. Britain lost its only game, against France. [2] The game against Germany was cancelled due to travel plans.
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