Harry Eagles
British Lions international rugby union player
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Harry Eagles (birth registered April→June 1860[1] – death registered January→March 1950[2]) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1880s and 1890s. He played at representative level for British Isles, and Lancashire, and at club level for Crescent FC, and Salford, in the forwards.
July→September 1862
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| Born | Harry Eagles July→September 1862 Chorlton, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | January→March 1950 (aged 87) Fylde, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 12 lb (75.3 kg; 166.0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Harry Eagles' birth was registered in Chorlton, Lancashire, and his death aged 87 was registered in Fylde, Lancashire.
Domestic career
Harry Eagles was selected for The North of England versus The South of England in all three matches in 1887 to 1890. Eagles also won cap(s) for Lancashire county while at Salford.
British Isles
Harry Eagles won cap(s) for British Isles while at Salford on the 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia, while on the tour he played in all the British Isles' 54-matches; 35-matches of rugby union, and 19-matches of Victorian Rules Football (later known as Australian Rules Football).[3]