Herbert John Hyde Sibree (9 May 1885 – 20 August 1962) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Herbert John Hyde Sibree | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 May 1885 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Antananarivo, Madagascar | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 August 1962 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ticehurst, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | James Sibree (father) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sibree was the youngest son of missionary James Sibree.[2]
Sibree, a scrum-half, started playing first-class rugby with Court Hill in 1903–04 and then joined Kensington. When the Kensington club folded, Sibree moved on to Harlequins, where he was mentored by England halfback Adrian Stoop. He gained three England caps himself across 1908 and 1909.[3]
In World War I, Sibree served with the Artists Rifles in France and after receiving commission was gazetted to the Norfolk Regiment, gaining promotion to captain in 1916. He was subsequently awarded a Military Cross, for gallantry shown leading his company under machine-gun fire, while wounded, in addition to another instance when his company captured 100 prisoners.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Injury To H. J. H. Sibree". Sporting Life. 15 December 1911.
- ^ a b "Captain Herbert J. H. Sibree". Eltham & District Times. 15 December 1916.
- ^ "Jottings On Pastimes". Richmond Herald. 2 October 1909.
External links
edit- Herbert Sibree at ESPNscrum