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| Birth name | Harry Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | July→September 1862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chorlton, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | January→March 1950 (aged 87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Fylde, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 12 lb (75.3 kg; 166.0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Eagles (birth registered April→June 1860[1] – death registered January→March 1950[2]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for British Isles, and Lancashire, and at club level for Crescent FC, and Salford, in the forwards.
Background
Harry Eagles' birth was registered in Chorlton, Lancashire, and his death aged 87 was registered in Fylde, Lancashire.
Domestic career
Harry Eagles was selected for The North of England versus The South of England in all three matches in 1887 to 1890. Eagles also won cap(s) for Lancashire county while at Salford.
British Isles
Harry Eagles won cap(s) for British Isles while at Salford on the 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, while on the tour he played in all the British Isles' 54-matches; 35-matches of rugby union, and 19-matches of Victorian Rules Football (later known as Australian Rules Football).[3]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at lionsrugby.com". lionsrugby.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
External links
- Search for "Eagles" at espn.co.uk (1888 British Isles tourists statistics missing (31 December 2017))
- Statistics at lionsrugby.com
- Football – British Football Team’s Visit To New Zealand.
- The Return Of The English Team To Their Native Land
- Football. A team of British Rugby footballers visited the colonies in April
- Lions tour to Australia, 1888... and 2013
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