List of cricket and rugby union players

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This is a list of sports people who have played both cricket and rugby union at a high level. First-class or List A cricket, provincial rugby and international cricket or rugby are considered to be high level for the purposes of this list. To be eligible, players must have appeared for their country's national side in at least one of the sports. The lists below are alphabetical and sorted by the country in which the player spent their international career.

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Alfred Shaw and Arthur Shrewsbury, who organised the first British Isles rugby tour to Australasia in 1888 were also noted cricketers.

While the Wales national rugby union team is a force in international rugby, the Wales national cricket team plays only rarely, and the nation of Wales is usually subsumed under England for cricketing purposes.

Both Irish rugby players and cricketers, unlike soccer players, also play as one nation.

The two sports have also had a considerable overlap in commentators and journalists, e.g. Robert Hudson, Howard Marshall, Lisa Olson, Denzil Batchelor, Ian Smith, Steve James, Allan Massie

Many venues, including St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Carisbrook, Eden Park, Raeburn Place, Headingley Stadium, Sydney Cricket Ground, McLean Park, The Oval, Cardiff Arms Park and Limavady Cricket and Rugby Club have been used for both rugby and cricket over the years.

Due to the historical relationship between rugby league and rugby union, several of these players have also competed in high level rugby league as well. (See List of cricket and rugby league players)

Dual internationals

Australia

NameCricket teamTest CapsRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
Otto Nothling Australia national cricket team 1 Australia national rugby union team 19
Johnny Taylor Australia national cricket team20 Australia national rugby union team2

England

NameCricket teamTest CapsRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
A. N. Hornby England cricket team 3 England national rugby union team 9
Frank Mitchell [1] England cricket team2 [2] England national rugby union team6
M. J. K. Smith England cricket team50 England national rugby union team1
Reggie Spooner England cricket team10 England national rugby union team1
Andrew Stoddart England cricket team16 England national rugby union team10
George Vernon England cricket team1 England national rugby union team5
Sammy Woods [3] England cricket team, Australian national cricket team6 [4] England national rugby union team13

Fiji

NameCricket teamFC CapsRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
George Cakobau Fiji national cricket team 4 Fiji national rugby union team 1
Naitini Tuiyau Fiji national cricket team4 Fiji national rugby union team5
Nat Uluiviti Fiji national cricket team4 Fiji national rugby union team3

Ireland

NameCricket teamFC CapsRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
Robert Alexander Ireland cricket team 1 Ireland national rugby union team 11
Robert Barnes Ireland cricket team8 Ireland national rugby union team1
Harry Corley Ireland cricket team4 Ireland national rugby union team8
Michael Dargan Ireland cricket team1 Ireland national rugby union team2
Arthur Douglas Ireland cricket team7 Ireland national rugby union team5
Jim Ganly Ireland cricket team14 Ireland national rugby union team12
Lucius Gwynn Ireland cricket team2 Ireland national rugby union team7
Arnold Harvey Ireland cricket team2 Ireland national rugby union team8
Raymond Hunter Ireland cricket team11 Ireland national rugby union team10
Finlay Jackson Ireland cricket team3 Ireland national rugby union team1
Ham Lambert Ireland cricket team9 Ireland national rugby union team2
Dickie Lloyd Ireland cricket team2 Ireland national rugby union team19
Gerry Quinn Ireland cricket team1 Ireland national rugby union team0
Kevin Quinn Ireland cricket team3 Ireland national rugby union team5

New Zealand

NameCricket team Test
Matches
ODI
Matches
FC
Matches [5]
RefRugby team Test
Matches
Other
Matches
Ref
Bill Carson New Zealand national cricket team 0022 New Zealand national rugby union team 03
George Dickinson New Zealand national cricket team303 New Zealand national rugby union team05
Brian McKechnie New Zealand national cricket team0142 New Zealand national rugby union team1016
Charlie Oliver New Zealand national cricket team0016 New Zealand national rugby union team726
Curly Page New Zealand national cricket team14074 New Zealand national rugby union team01
Eric Tindill [6] New Zealand national cricket team5024 New Zealand national rugby union team116
Jeff Wilson New Zealand national cricket team060 New Zealand national rugby union team6011

Scotland

NameCricket teamFC CapsRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
Thomas Anderson [7] Scotland national cricket team 0 Scotland national rugby union team 1
Alex Angus [7] Scotland national cricket team4 Scotland national rugby union team18
A.G.G. Asher [7] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team7
Leslie Balfour-Melville [7] [8] Scotland national cricket team2 Scotland national rugby union team1
Edward Bannerman [7] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team2
David Bell [9] Scotland national cricket team4 Scotland national rugby union team4
John Bruce-Lockhart Scotland national cricket team2 Scotland national rugby union team2
Rab Bruce Lockhart [9] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team3
James Carrick [7] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team2
Thomas Chalmers [7] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team6
Gerard Crole [7] Scotland national cricket team1 Scotland national rugby union team4
J.N.G. Davidson [9] Scotland national cricket team4 Scotland national rugby union team7
Maurice Dickson Scotland national cricket team13 Scotland national rugby union team1
A.R. Don Wauchope [7] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team13
Alex Duncan [7] Scotland national cricket team1 Scotland national rugby union team6
Thomas Hart [9] Scotland national cricket team2 Scotland national rugby union team2
Frank Hunter [7] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team1
Andrew Ker [9] Scotland national cricket team4 Scotland national rugby union team2
Ross Logan [9] Scotland national cricket team1 Scotland national rugby union team20
Ian Lumsden [9] Scotland national cricket team3 Scotland national rugby union team7
Bill Maclagan [7] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team26
A.S.B. McNeil [9] Scotland national cricket team1 Scotland national rugby union team1
Norman Mair [9] [10] Scotland national cricket team1 Scotland national rugby union team4
Ken Marshall [9] Scotland national cricket team2 Scotland national rugby union team8
Thomas Marshall [7] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team4
Stuart Moffat [7] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team4
James Reid Kerr Scotland national cricket team1 Scotland national rugby union team1
Ken Scotland [9] Scotland national cricket team1 Scotland national rugby union team27
Henry Stevenson Scotland national cricket team1 Scotland national rugby union team15
James Tennant [7] Scotland national cricket team3 Scotland national rugby union team6
James Walker [7] Scotland national cricket team0 Scotland national rugby union team2

South Africa

NameCricket teamTest CapsRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
Biddy Anderson South African national cricket team 1 South Africa national rugby union team 3
Tony Harris South African national cricket team3 South Africa national rugby union team5
Albert Powell South African national cricket team1 South Africa national rugby union team1
Alfred Richards South African national cricket team1 South Africa national rugby union team3
Jimmy Sinclair South African national cricket team25 South Africa national rugby union team1
Percy Twentyman-Jones South African national cricket team1 South Africa national rugby union team3

Zimbabwe (former Rhodesia)

NameCricket teamRefRugby teamRef
Terence Bowes Rhodesia cricket team Rhodesia national rugby union team
Freddie Brooks [11] Rhodesia cricket team Rhodesia national rugby union team
Colin Duff Rhodesia cricket team Rhodesia national rugby union team
Craig Evans Zimbabwe national cricket team Zimbabwe national rugby union team

Two nations

NameCricket teamTest CapsRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
John Campbell Argentina national cricket team 0 Scotland national rugby union team 1
Gilbert Cook Ireland cricket team0 England national rugby union team1
Martin Donnelly New Zealand national cricket team7 England national rugby union team1
Kim Elgie South African national cricket team3 Scotland national rugby union team8
William Lovat Fraser Scotland national cricket team0 Combined British 0
Reginald Hands South African national cricket team1 England national rugby union team2
Billy King Ireland cricket team0 Singapore national rugby union team 0
Gregor MacGregor England cricket team8 Scotland national rugby union team13
James Magee Ireland national cricket team0 Great Britain 2
William Milton South African national cricket team3 England national rugby union team2
Tuppy Owen-Smith South African national cricket team5 England national rugby union team10
Reggie Schwarz South African national cricket team20 England national rugby union team3
Bill Taberer Rhodesia cricket team0 South Africa national rugby union team1
Ofisa Tonu'u Samoa national cricket team 0 Samoa national rugby union team
New Zealand rugby union team
5
5

Maurice Turnbull England cricket team9 Wales national rugby union team 2
Clive van Ryneveld South African national cricket team19 England national rugby union team4

Other nations

NameCricket teamRugby team
Hugh Aldons Ceylon national cricket team Ceylon national rugby union team
Cornelius Henry Canada national cricket team Canada national rugby union team
Carlos Mold Argentina national cricket team Argentina national rugby union team
Mahesh Rodrigo Ceylon national cricket team Ceylon national rugby union team
Rudi van Vuuren [12] Namibia cricket team Namibia national rugby union team
Arumugam Vijiaratnam Singapore national cricket team Singapore national rugby union team
Timothy Filer Estonia national cricket team Estonian Rugby Union

International cricket – Domestic rugby

England

NameCricket teamTest CapsRefRugby team
Johnny Briggs England cricket team33 Widnes RFC [13]
C.B. Fry [14] England cricket team26 Oxford University RFC
Blackheath Rugby Club
Barbarian F.C.
Ian Greig England cricket team2 Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
Steve James England cricket team2 Lydney R.F.C.
Tony Lewis England cricket team9 Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
Gilbert Parkhouse England cricket team7 Swansea RFC
George Wood England cricket team3 Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
Arthur Jones England cricket team12 Leicester Tigers

Ireland

NameCricket teamFC CapsRefRugby team
Ross Adair Ireland cricket team [15] Ulster
Francis Browning [16] Ireland cricket team9 Dublin University Football Club
Neil Doak Ireland cricket team2 Ulster
Herbie Martin Ireland cricket team19 Instonians/
Ulster

New Zealand

NameCricket teamTest CapsRefRugby team
Brendon Bracewell New Zealand national cricket team6 King Country rugby union team
Rod Latham New Zealand national cricket team4 Canterbury rugby union team

South Africa

NameCricket teamTest CapsRefRugby team
Eddie Barlow South African national cricket team30 Transvaal rugby union team
Ernest Bock South African national cricket team1 Griqualand West rugby union team
Dave Callaghan South African national cricket team0 Eastern Province rugby union team
Peter Kirsten South African national cricket team12 Western Province rugby union team
Roy McLean South African national cricket team40 Natal rugby union team
Errol Stewart South African national cricket team0 Natal rugby union team
Henry Taberer South African national cricket team1 Oxford University RFC
Edward van der Merwe South African national cricket team2 Transvaal rugby union team

Domestic cricket – International rugby

Australia

NameCricket club(s) FC
Matches
RefRugby team Test
Matches
Ref
Patrick Carew Queensland cricket team 5 Australia national rugby union team4
Ernest Currie Queensland cricket team /
Otago cricket team
7 Australia national rugby union team1
William Evans Queensland cricket team /
Australian XI
30 Australia national rugby union team2
Percival Penman New South Wales cricket team 5 Australia national rugby union team1
Ward Prentice New South Wales cricket team2 Australia national rugby union team6
David Rathie Queensland cricket team /
Canterbury cricket team
14 Australia national rugby union team2
Alan Walker New South Wales cricket team /
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
94 Australia national rugby union team5

England

NameCricket clubRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
Alan Adams Otago cricket team England national rugby union team1
Charlie Adamson Queensland cricket team British Isles rugby union team 4
Rob Andrew Cambridge University Cricket Club England national rugby union team/
British and Irish Lions
76
John Askew Cambridge University Cricket Club England national rugby union team3
Mark Bailey Suffolk County Cricket Club England national rugby union team7
Edward Barrett Hampshire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Norman Bennett Worcestershire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team7
Brian Boobbyer Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team9
Cecil Boyle Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Henry Brougham [17] Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team4
Ernest Brutton CI Thornton's XI
Liverpool & District Cricket Club
England national rugby union team1
James Bush Gloucestershire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team5
J. F. Byrne Warwickshire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team/
Great Britain
17
Vincent Cartwright Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team14
Percy Christopherson Oxford University Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club
England national rugby union team2
Simon Clarke Cambridge University Cricket Club England national rugby union team13
Gilbert Collett Gloucestershire County Cricket Club British and Irish Lions 3
William Collins Wellington cricket team England national rugby union team5
Ulick Considine Somerset County Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Leonard Corbett Gloucestershire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team16
Peter Cranmer Warwickshire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team16
Charles Crosse Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
Barry Cumberlege Cambridge University Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club
England national rugby union team8
John Currie Oxford University Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club
England national rugby union team25
John Daniell Somerset County Cricket Club England national rugby union team7
Percy Ebdon Somerset County Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
Noel Estcourt Cambridge University Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Harold Day Hampshire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team4
Ted Dillon Kent County Cricket Club England national rugby union team4
Edgar Elliot Durham County Cricket Club England national rugby union team4
Edwin Field Cambridge University Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club
England national rugby union team2
Howard Fowler Oxford University Cricket Club/
Marylebone Cricket Club
England national rugby union team3
Thomas "Tim" Francis Somerset County Cricket Club England national rugby union team4
Hubert Freakes Eastern Province cricket team England national rugby union team3
Herbert Gamlin Somerset County Cricket Club England national rugby union team15
Ronald Gerrard Somerset County Cricket Club England national rugby union team14
Joseph Green Marylebone Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Charles Gunner Hampshire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Simon Halliday Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team23
Evan Hardy Combined Services cricket team England national rugby union team3
Dusty Hare Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team25
Arthur Heath Oxford University Cricket Club /
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
England national rugby union team1
Alastair Hignell Gloucestershire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team14
Bob Hiller Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team19
Alfred Hind Cambridge University Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
Harold Hodges Nottinghamshire Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
Murray Hofmeyr Oxford University Cricket Club/
North Eastern Transvaal
England national rugby union team3
John Hopley Cambridge University Cricket Club/
Marylebone Cricket Club/
Western Province cricket team
England national rugby union team3
Roger Hosen Minor Counties cricket team England national rugby union team10
George Hubbard Kent County Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
Henry Huth Gentlemen of the North Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Francis Isherwood Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Tony Jorden Cambridge University Cricket Club/
Essex County Cricket Club
England national rugby union team7
Arthur Kemble Lancashire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team3
Edward Kewley Lancashire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team7
Ronald Lagden Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
John Le Fleming Kent County Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Robert Livesay Kent Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
George Lyon Hampshire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
Maurice McCanlis Oxford University Cricket Club
Surrey
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
England national rugby union team2
Jumbo Milton PW Sherwell's XI /
Transvaal XI
England national rugby union team5
William Moberly Gloucestershire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Ossie Newton-Thompson Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
Alan Old Warwickshire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team16
William Openshaw Lancashire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Grahame Parker Gloucestershire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
Leo Price Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team4
John Raphael Surrey County Cricket Club /
Oxford University Cricket Club
England national rugby union team9
John Robinson Cambridge University Cricket Club England national rugby union team4
Edward Scott Gloucestershire County Cricket Club /
Oxford University Cricket Club
England national rugby union team5
William Scott Cambridge University Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Kenneth Sellar Sussex County Cricket Club England national rugby union team7
Peter Squires Yorkshire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team /
British and Irish Lions
30
Frederick Stokes Kent County Cricket Club England national rugby union team3
Lennard Stokes Kent County Cricket Club England national rugby union team12
Alfred Teggin Lancashire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team6
Basil Travers Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team6
Henry Tristram Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team5
Jim Unwin Essex County Cricket Club England national rugby union team /
British and Irish Lions
6
Roger Walker Lancashire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team5
Antony Warr Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
Cyril Wells Middlesex County Cricket Club /
Surrey County Cricket Club
England national rugby union team6
Mike Weston Durham County Cricket Club England national rugby union team/
British and Irish Lions
35
Charles Plumpton Wilson [18] Cambridge University Cricket Club England national rugby union team1
Christopher Winn Oxford University Cricket Club England national rugby union team8
Cyril Wright Cambridge University Cricket Club England national rugby union team2
Charles Sawyer Lancashire County Cricket Club England national rugby union team2

Ireland

NameCricket clubRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
David Curtis Oxford University Cricket Club Ireland national rugby union team13
Arthur Gwynn Dublin University Cricket Club Ireland national rugby union team1
George Harman Dublin University Cricket Club Ireland national rugby union team2
Arthur George Paul Lancashire County Cricket Club British Isles XV 0

New Zealand

NameCricket clubRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
Alfred Bayly Taranaki cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
Reginald Bell Otago cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
John Burt Otago cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
Ronald Bush Auckland cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team1
Don Clarke Auckland cricket team /
Northern Districts cricket team
New Zealand national rugby union team31
Alfred Eckhold Otago cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
Blair Furlong Central Districts cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team1
Donald Hamilton Southland cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team1
George Helmore Canterbury cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
Ronald Hemi Auckland cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team16
Graham Henry Canterbury cricket team /
Otago cricket team
New Zealand national rugby union team0
Allan Hewson Wellington cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team19
Charles "Nipper" Kingstone Rest Of New Zealand cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team3
William Millton Canterbury cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
Sydney Orchard Canterbury cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
Edward Roberts Wellington cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team5
Charles Saxton Otago cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team3
Jason Spice Northern Districts cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
John Taiaroa Hawke's Bay cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
Harry Taylor Canterbury cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
James Tilyard Wellington cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team1
Henry Wilson Hawke's Bay cricket team New Zealand national rugby union team0
Tabby Wynyard Auckland cricket team /
Wellington cricket team
New Zealand national rugby union team0

Scotland

NameCricket clubRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
Cecil Abercrombie Hampshire County Cricket Club Scotland national rugby union team6
Ian Coutts Oxford University Cricket Club Scotland national rugby union team2
James Gowans Marylebone Cricket Club Scotland national rugby union team8
W.S. Grant Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Scotland national rugby union team2
Charles Grieve Oxford University Cricket Club/
Guernsey cricket team/
Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Scotland national rugby union team/
British and Irish Lions
4
Gurth Hoyer-Millar Oxford University Cricket Club Scotland national rugby union team1
K.G. MacLeod [19] Lancashire County Cricket Club Scotland national rugby union team10
Henry Renny-Tailyour [20] Kent County Cricket Club /
Marylebone Cricket Club
Scotland national rugby union team1
Hugo Southwell Sussex Cricket Board Scotland national rugby union team59
Alpin Thomson Somerset County Cricket Club /
Royal Navy cricket team
Scotland national rugby union team3
Frederick Turner Oxford University Cricket Club Scotland national rugby union team15

South Africa

NameCricket clubRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
Paddy Carolin Western Province cricket team South Africa national rugby union team3
H. H. Castens Eastern Province cricket team/
Western Province cricket team
South Africa national rugby union team1
Davey Cope Transvaal cricket team South Africa national rugby union team1
Dirkie de Villiers Orange Free State cricket team/
Western Province cricket team
South Africa national rugby union team3
John Dold Eastern Province cricket team South Africa national rugby union team0
Benjamin Duff Western Province cricket team South Africa national rugby union team3
Morne du Plessis Western Province cricket team South Africa national rugby union team22
Thomas Etlinger Natal cricket team/
Western Province cricket team
South Africa national rugby union team1
Jack Hirsch London County Cricket Club/
Cambridge University Cricket Club
South Africa national rugby union team2
Tommy Hobson Western Province cricket team South Africa national rugby union team1
Dirk "Mary" Jackson Transvaal cricket team/
Western Province cricket team
South Africa national rugby union team3
Arnold "Saturday" Knight Rest of South Africa cricket team South Africa national rugby union team5
Frederick "Lammetjie" Luyt Western Province cricket team South Africa national rugby union team7
Dick Luyt Western Province cricket team South Africa national rugby union team7
Nick Mallett [21] Oxford University Cricket Club South Africa national rugby union team2
Jan "Jacky" Morkel Transvaal cricket team South Africa national rugby union team5
Helgard Muller Orange Free State cricket team South Africa national rugby union team2
Cecil "Bill" Payn Natal cricket team South Africa national rugby union team2
Brian Pfaff Western Province cricket team South Africa national rugby union team1
Jackie Powell Griqualand West cricket team South Africa national rugby union team4
Bernard "Bunny" Reid Border cricket team South Africa national rugby union team1
Bob Snedden Kimberley cricket team South Africa national rugby union team1
Sarel Strauss Griqualand West cricket team South Africa national rugby union team1
Freddy Turner Eastern Province cricket team /
Transvaal cricket team
South Africa national rugby union team11
Clive Ulyate Eastern Province cricket team/
Transvaal cricket team
South Africa national rugby union team7
Dan van Zyl Boland cricket team /
Northern Transvaal cricket team
South Africa national rugby union team1
Chubb Vigne Griqualand West cricket team South Africa national rugby union team3
Howard Watt Western Province cricket team /
North Eastern Transvaal cricket team
South Africa national rugby union team0
Godfrey Wrentmore Western Province cricket team South Africa national rugby union team0

Wales

NameCricket clubRefRugby teamTest CapsRef
Billy Bancroft South Wales cricket team /
West of England cricket team
Wales national rugby union team33
Jack Bancroft Glamorgan County Cricket Club Wales national rugby union team18
Ronnie Boon Glamorgan County Cricket Club Wales national rugby union team12
Keith Jarrett Glamorgan County Cricket Club Wales national rugby union team10
Vivian Jenkins Glamorgan County Cricket Club Wales national rugby union team /
British and Irish Lions
15
Charles Lewis Oxford University Cricket Club Wales national rugby union team5
Guy Morgan Glamorgan County Cricket Club Wales national rugby union team8
Edward Peake Oxford University Cricket Club/
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Wales national rugby union team1
Alan Rees Glamorgan County Cricket Club Wales national rugby union team3
Billy Spiller Glamorgan County Cricket Club Wales national rugby union team10
Derek Williams Oxford University Cricket Club Wales national rugby union team2
Wilf Wooller Glamorgan County Cricket Club Wales national rugby union team18

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  2. Two test cricket caps for England and three for South Africa. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/229/229.html Archived 11 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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  10. Subsequently a noted Scottish sports journalist
  11. Also played international rugby for England
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  13. Briggs played with Widnes before the split with rugby league
  14. Fry was an all rounder, and was also a footballer for Southampton and Portsmouth, an excellent long jumper and had many other sporting skills
  15. "Ireland call up ex-Ulster rugby player Adair". BBC Sport. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  16. Later president of the IRFU
  17. Also a noted rackets player
  18. Also an England football cap
  19. MacLeod also played football for Manchester City F.C.; Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN   0-904919-84-6), p18
  20. Renny-Tailyour also represented Scotland at football.
  21. Mallett now coaches the Italy national rugby union team

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