Here is Lieutenant (- then Admiral...-) Sir George Hamilton d'Oyly Lyon, KCB (3 oct. 1883 - 19 aug.1947) who was (cf Wikipedia ) a distinguished Royal Navy Officer, a first-class cricketer and rugby player who played for Portsmouth, United Services and England.
Lyon was capped twice for England as fullback, vs Scotland in Inverleith (march 1908) and, as captain, vs touring Australia in Blackheath (jan.1909)... two defeats, I'm afraid!
His full stats on scrum.com are here.
This print was published in "The World" c1910. If anyone knows the exact date or issue ?
Say, just for the pleasure of sharing a nice picture, a caricature by Sir Leslie Ward aka "Spy" - there are not so many coloured plates in my old books and newspapers !
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