Frederick Stokes was the first captain of the England national rugby union team, who played for and captained the team in the first three rugby internationals, all between England and Scotland. He was
Frederick Stokes
Frederick Stokes and the first England Team, 1871, prior to the 1st international, v Scotland in Edinburgh.
Lennard Stokes
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Dr. Lennard Stokes was a rugby union international who represented England from 1875 to 1881. He also captained his country on five occasions, notably in the first ever match against Wales. Like his b
Frederick Stokes (rugby union)
…first-rate drop or place-kick". A good golfer, he also played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club, as did two of his brothers, Graham and Lennard. Frederick followed his father into the legal profession becoming a solicitor. Frederick married Isabella Penn in 1877, the daughter of the famous…
Lennard Stokes
1880 England team captained by Lennard Stokes to face Scotland