List of uncapped British and Irish Lions rugby union players

As of 26 June 2017, a total of 165 players uncapped players have made an appearance for the British and Irish Lions, a rugby union team selected from players eligible for any of the Home Nations – the national sides of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Lions generally select international players, but they can pick uncapped players available to any one of the four unions.

The 165 uncapped players represent approximately 20% of the 835 players who have made an appearance for the Lions. Of the 165 players these 41 were later capped by their national side while 124 were never capped. The most recent uncapped player was Will Greenwood who toured South Africa with the Lions in 1997 before getting his first cap for England later that year. The most recent uncapped player for the Lions who was never capped for his national team was Alun Lewis, who featured on the 1977 Lions tour to New Zealand.

The following is a list of rugby union players who have played for the British and Irish Lions but were never capped for their own countries or adopted countries. Where the country of origin of the player is not known, he is identified by the country of his club. By far the majority of the players on this list seem to originate from England. Players who took part in tours to Argentina are italicised.

Name Tour Country of Origin[1] Club Matches played for Lions Test Matches played for Lions
A'BearJohn Gordon A'Bear1936 Argentina EnglandGloucester
AdamsonCharlie Adamson1899 Australia EnglandDurham
AllenArthur Douglas Allen1927 Argentina EnglandCambridge University
AndertonJack Anderton1888 NZ and Australia EnglandSalford[2]
AshbyJ.F. Ashby1910 ArgentinaUnknownCheshire
AshbyW.J. Ashby1910 South Africa IrelandQueen's College
Ayre-SmithAlan Ayre-Smith1899 Australia EnglandGuy's Hospital
BanksTom Banks1888 NZ and Australia EnglandSwinton[3]
BellSydney Pyman Bell1896 South Africa EnglandCambridge University
BelsonFrederick Belson1899 Australia EnglandAbergavenny, Bristol
BonnerWG McG Bonner1930 NZ & Australia England
BordassJames Harrison Bordass1924 South Africa EnglandCambridge University
BrettJohn Alfred Brett1936 Argentina EnglandOxford University
BrometEdward Bromet1891 South Africa EnglandCambridge University
BrooksHerbert Brooks1888 NZ and Australia England/ ScotlandDurham, Edinburgh University
BrownH. John C. Brown1962 South Africa EnglandBlackheath & RAF
BumbyWalter Bumby1888 NZ and Australia EnglandSwinton[3]
BurnetBob Burnet1888 NZ and Australia ScotlandHawick
BurnetWillie Burnet1888 NZ and Australia ScotlandHawick
CareyWalter Carey1896 South Africa EnglandOxford University
ChadwickOwen Chadwick1936 Argentina[4] EnglandCambridge University
ClowesJ. "Jack" P. Clowes1888 NZ and Australia EnglandHalifax[5]
CoghlanGranville Coghlan1927 Argentina EnglandCambridge University
CollettGilbert Collett1903 South Africa EnglandOxford University
CooksonGeorge Cookson1899 Australia EnglandManchester
CouchmanStan Couchman1938 South Africa EnglandOld Cranleighans
CreanEdward Crean1910 South Africa EnglandLiverpool
CrowtherSidney Nelson Crowther1902 Australia and NZ EnglandLennox
DancerGerald Thomas "Beef" Dancer1938 South Africa EnglandBedford
DigglePercy Robert Diggle1910 Argentina EnglandOxford University
Cumberland
EaglesHarry Eagles1888 NZ and Australia EnglandSalford[2]
EversGuy Evers1899 Australia EnglandMoseley
FisherJ.L. Fisher1904 Australia & NZ EnglandHull and East Riding
FrancombJohn Francomb1899 Australia EnglandManchester, Oxford University
FraserH.J. Fraser1910 ArgentinaUnknown
FraserWilliam Lovat Fraser1910 Argentina ScotlandMerchistonians
FullerEdward Newman Fuller1910 Argentina EnglandCambridge University, Old Merchant Taylors
GaisfordW.F. Gaisford1924 South Africa EnglandSt Barts
GouldJohn Harding Gould1891 South Africa EnglandOld Leysians
GrayH.G.S. Gray1899 Australia ScotlandCoventry
GreenR.K. Green1908 NZ and Australia WalesNeath
GriffithsRowland Griffiths1908 NZ and Australia WalesNewport
GubbThomas Gubb1927 Argentina South AfricaOxford University
HalsamJ.T. Haslam1888 NZ and Australia EnglandHalsam
HammondJohnny Hammond1891 South Africa & 1896 South Africa EnglandCambridge University, Blackheath
HarrisonEdward Montague Harrison1903 South Africa EnglandGuy's Hospital, Middlesex
HarrisonRobin Harrison1910 Argentina EnglandNorthampton
HobbsPeter George Hobbs/Peter Graham Hobbs1936 Argentina EnglandRichmond
HordernP. C. Hordern1936 Argentina EnglandGloucester
HosackJ.C. Hosack1903 South Africa ScotlandEdinburgh Wanderers[6]
HowardWilliam Gordon Howard1938 South Africa EnglandOld Birkonians
HumphreysNoel Forbes Humphreys1910 South Africa WalesTynedale
HuntingfordWalter Legh Huntingford1910 Argentina EnglandUnited Services, Blackheath
IsherwoodG.A.M. Isherwood1910 South Africa EnglandCheshire
JacksonFrederick Stanley Jackson1908 NZ and Australia[7] EnglandCamborne, Leicester
JenningsR Jennings1930 NZ & Australia EnglandRedruth
JudkinsWilliam Judkins1899 Australia EnglandCoventry
KyrkeGerald Kyrke1908 NZ and Australia EnglandMarlborough Nomads
LaingA.J. Laing1888 NZ and Australia ScotlandHawick
LaxonHerbert Laxon1908 NZ and Australia EnglandCambridge University
LeeG.W. Lee1896 South Africa EnglandRockcliff
LewisAlun Lewis1977 New Zealand WalesCambridge University & London Welsh
McEvedyPatrick Francis McEvedy1904 Australia & NZ & 1908 Australia & NZ New ZealandGuy's Hospital
McIlwaineGeorge Arthren McIlwaine1927 Argentina South AfricaCambridge University
MageeJames Magee1896 South Africa[8] IrelandBective Rangers
MalfroyJules Malfroy1927 Argentina New ZealandCambridge University
MartelliEsmond Martelli1899 Australia IrelandDublin University
MasseyBurnett Staveley Massey1904 Australia & NZ EnglandHull and East Riding
MathersCharlie Mathers1888 NZ and Australia EnglandBramley
MaxwellReginald "Reg" Bellamy Maxwell1924 South Africa EnglandBirkenhead Park
MayfieldEdwin Mayfield1891 South Africa EnglandCambridge University
MilnesS.H. Milnes1910 ArgentinaUnknown
MollJ.S. Moll1936 Argentina EnglandLloyds Bank
MonksHarold Gordon Monks1910 Argentina EnglandLiverpool Old Boys, Wigan RFC
MoranC.J. Moran1938 South Africa IrelandClontarf
MullineuxMatthew Mullineux1896 South Africa & 1899 Australia[9] EnglandBlackheath
MullinsCuth Mullins1896 South Africa Cape Colony (South Africa)Guy's Hospital
NolanJ. Nolan1888 NZ and Australia EnglandRochdale Hornets
O'BrienArthur O'Brien1902 Australia and NZ New ZealandGuy's Hospital
PattersonC.D. Patterson1904 Australia & NZ IrelandMalone
PaulA.G. Paul1888 NZ and Australia IrelandSwinton[3]
PayneCT Payne1927 Argentina Ireland
PenkethA.P. Penketh1888 NZ and Australia Isle of ManDouglas R.U.F.C.
PikeTO Pike1927 Argentina Ireland
PooleHoward Poole1930 NZ & Australia WalesCardiff
PrattenD. E. Pratten1936 Argentina EnglandBlackheath
PurchasA.G. Purchas1938 South Africa EnglandCoventry
RichardsT.J. Richards1910 South Africa IrelandBristol
RobertsonWilliam Albert Robertson1910 South Africa ScotlandEdinburgh University[6]
RobinsonC.O. Robinson1896 South Africa EnglandNorthumberland
RogersRonald Joseph Rogers1904 Australia & NZ EnglandBath
RoscoeB.G. Roscoe1891 South Africa EnglandLancashire
SaundersStuart MacKenzie Saunders1904 Australia & NZ EnglandGuy's Hospital
SharlandJ.T. Sharland1904 Australia & NZ EnglandStreatham
SimpsonClement Pearson Simpson1891 South Africa EnglandCambridge University
SmithJ. Smith1888 NZ and Australia ScotlandEdinburgh University[6]
SmithS.H. Smith1910 Argentina EnglandCumberland
SmithThomas William Smith1908 NZ and Australia EnglandLeicester
SmytheAF Hamilton Smythe1927 Argentina England
SpeakmanHarry C. Speakman1888 NZ and Australia England
SpoorsJack Spoors1910 South Africa EnglandBristol
StranachW.A.S. Stranach1910 Argentina EnglandGuy's Hospital, Kent
StrangPeter Denny Strang1910 Argentina EnglandOld Merchant Taylors
SurteesAubone Surtees1891 South Africa EnglandHarlequins
ThomasLen Thomas1908 NZ and Australia WalesPenarth
ThompsonCharles Thompson1899 Australia EnglandManchester
ThomsonRobert Thompson1891 South Africa Ireland
ThormanWilliam Henry Thorman1891 South Africa EnglandSt Thomas' Hospital
TimmsCharles Gordon Timms1910 South Africa ScotlandEdinburgh University[6]
TrailDavid Trail1902 Australia and NZ EnglandGuy's Hospital
TroupDonald Scott Troup1927 Argentina EnglandOxford University
TweedM.B. Tweed1910 Argentina EnglandGuy's Hospital
UrenHarold John Uren1936 Argentina EnglandWaterloo
WaddellR.B. Waddell1910 Argentina ScotlandGlasgow Academicals
WakefieldRoger Cuthbert Wakefield1927 Argentina EnglandCambridge University, Harlequins
WalkerEdward Forbes Walker1903 South Africa EnglandLennox
WallaceWilliam "Bill" Wallace1924 South Africa EnglandPercy Park
WardH.E. Ward1910 ArgentinaUnknownHarlequins, Middlesex
WhittakerThomas Sherren Whittaker1891 South Africa EnglandManchester
WilliamsG.L. Williams1908 NZ and AustraliaUnknownLiverpool
WilliamsI.Williams1938 South Africa WalesCardiff
WilliamsSam Williams1888 NZ and Australia England
WoodKenneth Berridge Wood1910 South Africa England
WhiteheadHenry Whitehead1910 Argentina EnglandManchester AC, Lancashire

Sources

  • Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
  • Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
  • espnscrum.com

References

  1. Or country of club if unknown.
  2. Salford later became a rugby league club.
  3. Swinton later became a rugby league club.
  4. Also a notable academic.
  5. Halifax later became a rugby league club.
  6. Bath, p117
  7. Jackson was capped by New Zealand, but in rugby league.
  8. Magee was capped for Ireland at cricket.
  9. Captained the 1899 tour to Australia.
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