Cyril Rickards
Appearance
Birth name | Cyril Henry Rickards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 January 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Jeypore[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 February 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | (registered in) Thanet (aged 66 years 45 days) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cyril Rickards was a rugby union international who represented England in 1873.[2]
Early life
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
Rickards made his only international appearance on 3 March 1873 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow for England against Scotland.
Career
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]
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