Sydney Philp Start (17 May 1879 – 14 December 1969) was an English international rugby union player.
| Full name | Sydney Philp Start | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 May 1969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salford, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 December 1969 (aged 0) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Harrietsham, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Salford, Start played his rugby in the Royal Navy and was capped once for England, as a halfback against Scotland at Blackheath in 1907, although his usual position was three-quarter.[1]
Start captained Cambridgeshire in cricket.[2]
A Royal Navy officer, Start was appointed naval aide-de-camp to King George V in 1931.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Football". The Times. 16 March 1907.
- ^ "Engineer-Capt. S. P. Start". Saffron Walden Weekly News. 22 May 1931.
- ^ "Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 16 December 1969.
External links
edit- Sydney Start at ESPNscrum