Sam Lee (rugby union) explained

Sam Lee
Full Name:Samuel Lee
Birth Date:26 September 1871
Position:Three-quarter
Repyears1:1891–98
Repcaps1:19
Reppoints1:1

Samuel Lee (26 September 1871 — 4 January 1944) was an Irish international rugby union player.

A native of Donaghadee, Lee attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution and was still a schoolboy when he was selected as a reserve for Ireland, before gaining the first of his 19 caps in the 1891 Home Nations. He was a member of Ireland triple crown-winning 1894 team and captained them to the championship in 1896.[1]

Lee served as president of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1899–00.[1]

In 1904, Lee was the referee of a Calcutta Cup match between England and Scotland.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rugby International . . 6 January 1944.
  2. News: Teams . Evening News . 19 March 1904.