John Mathias | |
Full Name: | John Lloyd Mathias |
Birth Date: | 23 August 1878 |
Birth Place: | Cardigan, Wales |
Death Place: | Bucklow, England |
Position: | Forward |
Repyears1: | 1905 |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
John Lloyd Mathias (23 August 1878 – 21 November 1940) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Cardigan, Wales, Mathias was a forward and made 186 appearances for his club Bristol, which he captained from 1901 to 1903. He represented Gloucestershire and got called up by England in 1905, playing all three of their Home Nations matches, as well as an end of year international against the All Blacks.[2] [3]