Birth name | Frederick Stokes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 July 1850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Greenwich, London[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 February 1929 | (aged 78)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Inhurst House, Baughurst, Hampshire[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rugby School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Solicitor[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederick Stokes (12 July 1850 – 7 February 1929) was the first captain of the England national rugby union team, who played for and captained the team in the first three rugby internationals, all between England and Scotland. He was also the youngest president of the Rugby Football Union.
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