List of uncapped British & 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 19% of the 888 players who have made an appearance for the Lions. Of the 165 players, 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'Bear 1936 Argentina England England Gloucester
AdamsonCharlie Adamson 1899 Australia England England Durham
AllenArthur Douglas Allen 1927 Argentina England England Cambridge University
AndertonJack Anderton 1888 NZ and Australia England England Salford[2]
AshbyJ.F. Ashby 1910 Argentina Unknown Cheshire
AshbyWilliam Joseph Ashby 1910 South Africa Ireland Ireland Queen's College
Ayre-SmithAlan Ayre-Smith 1899 Australia England England Guy's Hospital
BanksTom Banks 1888 NZ and Australia England England Swinton[3]
BellSydney Pyman Bell 1896 South Africa England England Cambridge University
BelsonFrederick Belson 1899 Australia England England Abergavenny, Bristol
BonnerWilliam Gordon MacGregor Bonner 1930 NZ & Australia England England Bradford
BordassJames Bordass 1924 South Africa England England Cambridge University
BrettJohn Brett 1936 Argentina England England Oxford University
BrometEdward Bromet 1891 South Africa England England Cambridge University
BrooksHerbert Brooks 1888 NZ and Australia England England/Scotland Scotland Durham, Edinburgh University
BrownH. John C. Brown 1962 South Africa England England Blackheath & RAF
BumbyWalter Bumby 1888 NZ and Australia England England Swinton[3]
BurnetBob Burnet 1888 NZ and Australia Scotland Scotland Hawick
BurnetWillie Burnet 1888 NZ and Australia Scotland Scotland Hawick
CareyWalter Carey 1896 South Africa England England Oxford University
ChadwickOwen Chadwick 1936 Argentina[4] England England Cambridge University
ClowesJ. "Jack" P. Clowes 1888 NZ and Australia England England Halifax[5]
CoghlanGranville Coghlan 1927 Argentina England England Cambridge University
CollettGilbert Collett 1903 South Africa England England Oxford University
CooksonGeorge Cookson 1899 Australia England England Manchester
CouchmanStanley Couchman 1938 South Africa England England Old Cranleighans
CreanEdward Crean 1910 South Africa England England Liverpool
CrowtherSidney Nelson Crowther 1902 Australia and NZ England England Lennox
DancerGerald Thomas "Beef" Dancer 1938 South Africa England England Bedford
DigglePercy Robert Diggle 1910 Argentina England England Oxford University
Cumberland
EaglesHarry Eagles 1888 NZ and Australia England England Salford[2]
EversGuy Evers 1899 Australia England England Moseley
FisherJ.L. Fisher 1904 Australia & NZ England England Hull and East Riding
FrancombJohn Francomb 1899 Australia England England Manchester, Oxford University
FraserH.J. Fraser 1910 Argentina Unknown
FraserWilliam Lovat Fraser 1910 Argentina Scotland Scotland Merchistonians
FullerEdward Newman Fuller 1910 Argentina England England Cambridge University, Old Merchant Taylors
GaisfordW.F. Gaisford 1924 South Africa England England St Barts
GouldJohn Harding Gould 1891 South Africa England England Old Leysians
GrayH.G.S. Gray 1899 Australia Scotland Scotland Coventry
GreenR.K. Green 1908 NZ and Australia Wales Wales Neath
GriffithsRowland Griffiths 1908 NZ and Australia Wales Wales Newport
GubbThomas Gubb 1927 Argentina South Africa South Africa Oxford University
HalsamJ.T. Haslam 1888 NZ and Australia England England Halsam
HammondJohnny Hammond 1891 South Africa & 1896 South Africa England England Cambridge University, Blackheath
HarrisonEdward Montague Harrison 1903 South Africa England England Guy's Hospital, Middlesex
HarrisonRobin Harrison 1910 Argentina England England Northampton
HobbsPeter Hobbs 1936 Argentina England England Richmond
HordernPeter Hordern 1936 Argentina England England Gloucester
HosackJ.C. Hosack 1903 South Africa Scotland Scotland Edinburgh Wanderers[6]
HowardBill Howard 1938 South Africa England England Old Birkonians
HumphreysNoel Forbes Humphreys 1910 South Africa Wales Wales Tynedale
HuntingfordWalter Legh Huntingford 1910 Argentina England England United Services, Blackheath
IsherwoodG.A.M. Isherwood 1910 South Africa England England Cheshire
JacksonFrederick Stanley Jackson 1908 NZ and Australia[7] England England Camborne, Leicester
JenningsRoy Jennings 1930 NZ & Australia England England Redruth
JudkinsWilliam Judkins 1899 Australia England England Coventry
KyrkeGerald Kyrke 1908 NZ and Australia England England Marlborough Nomads
LaingA.J. Laing 1888 NZ and Australia Scotland Scotland Hawick
LaxonHerbert Laxon 1908 NZ and Australia England England Cambridge University
LeeG.W. Lee 1896 South Africa England England Rockcliff
LewisAlun Lewis 1977 New Zealand Wales Wales Cambridge University & London Welsh
McEvedyPatrick Francis McEvedy 1904 Australia & NZ & 1908 Australia & NZ New Zealand New Zealand Guy's Hospital
McIlwaineGeorge Arthren McIlwaine 1927 Argentina South Africa South Africa Cambridge University
MageeJames Magee 1896 South Africa[8] Ireland Ireland Bective Rangers
MalfroyJules Malfroy 1927 Argentina New Zealand New Zealand Cambridge University
MartelliEsmond Martelli 1899 Australia Ireland Ireland Dublin University
MasseyBurnett Staveley Massey 1904 Australia & NZ England England Hull and East Riding
MathersCharlie Mathers 1888 NZ and Australia England England Bramley
MaxwellReginald "Reg" Bellamy Maxwell 1924 South Africa England England Birkenhead Park
MayfieldEdwin Mayfield 1891 South Africa England England Cambridge University
MilnesS.H. Milnes 1910 Argentina Unknown
MollJ. S. Moll 1936 Argentina England England Lloyds Bank
MonksHarold Gordon Monks 1910 Argentina England England Liverpool Old Boys, Wigan RFC
MoranGeorge J. Morgan 1938 South Africa Ireland Ireland Clontarf
MullineuxMatthew Mullineux 1896 South Africa & 1899 Australia[9] England England Blackheath
MullinsCuth Mullins 1896 South Africa Cape Colony (South Africa) Guy's Hospital
NolanJohnny Nolan 1888 NZ and Australia England England Rochdale Hornets
O'BrienArthur O'Brien 1902 Australia and NZ New Zealand New Zealand Guy's Hospital
PattersonC.D. Patterson 1904 Australia & NZ Ireland Ireland Malone
PaulA.G. Paul 1888 NZ and Australia Ireland Ireland Swinton[3]
PenkethA.P. Penketh 1888 NZ and Australia Isle of Man Isle of Man Douglas R.U.F.C.
PikeTheodore Pike 1927 Argentina Ireland Ireland
PooleHoward Poole 1930 NZ & Australia Wales Wales Cardiff
PrattenDenis Pratten 1936 Argentina England England Blackheath
PurchasGriff Purchas 1938 South Africa England England Coventry
RichardsT.J. Richards 1910 South Africa Ireland Ireland Bristol
RobertsonWilliam Albert Robertson 1910 South Africa Scotland Scotland Edinburgh University[6]
RobinsonC.O. Robinson 1896 South Africa England England Northumberland
RogersRonald Joseph Rogers 1904 Australia & NZ England England Bath
RoscoeB.G. Roscoe 1891 South Africa England England Lancashire
SaundersStuart MacKenzie Saunders 1904 Australia & NZ England England Guy's Hospital
SharlandJ.T. Sharland 1904 Australia & NZ England England Streatham
SimpsonClement Pearson Simpson 1891 South Africa England England Cambridge University
SmithJohn Smith 1888 NZ and Australia Scotland Scotland Edinburgh University[6]
SmithStanley Herbert Smith 1910 Argentina England England Cumberland
SmithThomas William Smith 1908 NZ and Australia England England Leicester
SmytheAF Hamilton Smythe 1927 Argentina England England
SpeakmanHarry Speakman 1888 NZ and Australia England England
SpoorsJack Spoors 1910 South Africa England England Bristol
StranachWhalley Stranach 1910 Argentina England England Guy's Hospital, Kent
StrangPeter Denny Strang 1910 Argentina England England Old Merchant Taylors
SurteesAubone Surtees 1891 South Africa England England Harlequins
ThomasLen Thomas 1908 NZ and Australia Wales Wales Penarth
ThompsonCharles Thompson 1899 Australia England England Manchester
ThomsonRobert Thompson 1891 South Africa Ireland Ireland
ThormanWilliam Henry Thorman 1891 South Africa England England St Thomas' Hospital
TimmsCharles Gordon Timms 1910 South Africa Scotland Scotland Edinburgh University[6]
TrailDavid Trail 1902 Australia and NZ England England Guy's Hospital
TroupDonald Troup 1927 Argentina Scotland Scotland Oxford University
TweedMartin Tweed 1910 Argentina England England Guy's Hospital
UrenHarold Uren 1936 Argentina England England Waterloo
WaddellR.B. Waddell 1910 Argentina Scotland Scotland Glasgow Academicals
WakefieldRoger Cuthbert Wakefield 1927 Argentina England England Cambridge University, Harlequins
WalkerEdward Forbes Walker 1903 South Africa England England Lennox
WallaceWilliam "Bill" Wallace 1924 South Africa England England Percy Park
WardH.E. Ward 1910 Argentina Unknown Harlequins, Middlesex
WhittakerThomas Sherren Whittaker 1891 South Africa England England Manchester
WilliamsG.L. Williams 1908 NZ and Australia Unknown Liverpool
WilliamsIvor Williams 1938 South Africa Wales Wales Cardiff
WilliamsSam Williams 1888 NZ and Australia England England
WoodKenneth Berridge Wood 1910 South Africa England England Leicester Tigers 2
WhiteheadHenry Whitehead 1910 Argentina England England Manchester 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. ^ a b Salford later became a rugby league club.
  3. ^ a b c Swinton later became a rugby league club.
  4. ^ Also a notable academic.
  5. ^ Halifax later became a rugby league club.
  6. ^ a b c d 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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