Paul Clauss

Paul Robert Clauss

Clauss posing in Scotland jersey
Birth name	Paul Robert Adolph Clauss
Date of birth	(1868-06-22)22 June 1868
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Date of death	21 April 1945(1945-04-21) (aged 76)
Place of death	Cheltenham, England
School	Loretto School
University	Keble College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Oxford University RFC () – Birkenhead Park () – Barbarian F.C. () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1891 West of Scotland District () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1891–1895 Scotland 6 (6) 1891 British Isles 3 (0)

Paul Robert Clauss (22 June 1868 – 21 April 1945)^[1] was a German-born rugby union three-quarter who played club rugby for Oxford and Birkenhead Park. Clauss was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and also represented Scotland on six occasions. He was part of two Triple Crown winning teams for Scotland, and made an impressive international start in the 1891 Championship, scoring in all three Scotland games.