Captains Courageous, rugby print, 1928

"Captain Courageous : some international and other rugby leaders", a colourful rugby print published in 1928 in The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News".

Actually, its the first time that I find an English print portraying a French rugger, i.e. superstar winger Adolphe Jaureguy (from Toulouse, then RCF and Stade Français at the end of his career).

From left to right, the gentlemen pictured here are :

A.C. Wallace (Warratahs)

A. Jaurreguy (France) (but why this red jersey ??)

G.V. Stephenson (Ireland)

R. Cive-Smith (England)

D.Drysdale (Scotland)

C.D.Aarvold (Cambridge)

E.G.Taylor (Oxford)

Rowe Harding (Wales)

There is king size pic of this print available on Flickr here.

Artist MEL is known for several sets of sports cigarette cards. Here are some characters from "WILLS, rugby international", 1929.






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