Henry Huth (rugby union)
| Full name | Henry Huth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 February 1856 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Huddersfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 December 1929 (aged 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kensington, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1877 | Gentlemen of the North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henry Huth (14 February 1856[1] – 31 December 1929[2]) was an English cricketer and rugby union footballer who played in the 1870s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England, and at club level for Huddersfield,[3] as a Fullback. He died in Kensington. Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Huddersfield was a rugby union club.
Playing career
Henry Huth won a cap for England while at Huddersfield in the 1878–79 Home Nations rugby union match against Scotland.[4]
Cricket
Huth also played one first-class cricket match, for the Gentlemen of the North, in 1877.[5]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Statistics at espnscrum.com". ESPNscrum. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ CricketArchive page for Henry Huth
External links
- Henry Huth at ESPNscrum (archive)
- Biography of Arthur Budd with an England team photograph including Henry Huth Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine