Hyram Marks Explained

Hyram Marks
Birth Name:Hyam A. Marks[1]
Birth Date:8 June 1872
Birth Place:Sydney, NSW
School:Sydney Grammar School
University:University of Sydney
Ru Position:lock
Amatteam1:Sydney University
Repyears1:1899
Repteam1:Australia
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Hyram A. Marks (8 June 1872 – 17 August 1957) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Marks, a lock, was born in Sydney, NSW and attended Sydney Grammar School and Sydney University. He claimed two international rugby caps for Australia and was the University rugby club's first Wallaby representative.[2] His Test debut was against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an Australian national representative side.

Due to funding constraints he was one of only six New South Wales players (Charlie Ellis, Bob McCowan, Lonnie Spragg, Peter Ward & Robert Challoner) selected to make the trip to Brisbane four weeks later for the second Test.[3] His performance in that match was noted as "excellent" by the press.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Death of Mr. Hyam Marks. The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1957. 4. Google News. 5 May 2020.
  2. Spirit of Rugby p80, preface to Ch5
  3. Howell p19
  4. News: INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL.. 8 August 2010. Queanbeyan Age. 26 July 1899. 2.