John Cave (rugby union)
| Full name | John Watkins Cave | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 February 1867 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Surbiton, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 December 1949 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wokingham, England | ||||||||||||||||
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John Watkins Cave (5 February 1867 – 4 December 1949) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Surbiton, Cave was the son of High Court judge Sir Lewis Cave and attended Trinity College, Cambridge.[1]
Cave was awarded a rugby blue for Cambridge University in 1888. The following year, Cave made his only international appearance for England when he was capped against the touring New Zealand "Native" team, which was largely made up of those of Maori ancestry. He also played rugby for Richmond.[2]
A school teacher, Cave was for many years an assistant master at Wellington College.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Former Wellington College Assistant Master's Will". Wokingham Times. 17 March 1950.
- ^ "Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 9 December 1949.
- ^ "University and Other Sport". Cambridge Evening News. 2 November 1891.