France beat both Germany and Great Britain, aka Moseley Wanderers, to definitely finish first, however, Great Britain and Germany did not play each other and as a result it is far from clear who finished in second. Germany lost by fewer points than Great Britain but did not mean they finished in second spot? Nobody seems to know!
To help launch the kit, Canterbury enlisted the help of players and staff at Moseley Rugby Club. The Birmingham-based club was chosen as it is one of the oldest Lions Origin Clubs – an initiative which honours teams who have developed Lions players and allows them to proudly wear a celebratory badge on their kits – having first produced Lion #50, Fred Byrne, who toured South Africa in 1896........
2nd or 3rd...maybe I read in alphabetical order or more likey guilty of plagiarism of our History pages on this site. Heck, but I'll go for equal silver!!
Black and white photographs of the Moseley Wanderers appear to show that the team played in red and black hoops. This is something of a surprise because Moseley Football Club distanced itself from the Wanderers, honorary secretary P.J. Parkes going as far as to state categorically that the team had nothing to do with Moseley Football Club other than the fact that some of the club’s players appeared in the Wanderers side.
Black and white photographs of the Moseley Wanderers appear to show that the team played in red and black hoops. This is something of a surprise because Moseley Football Club distanced itself from the Wanderers, honorary secretary P.J. Parkes going as far as to state categorically that the team had nothing to do with Moseley Football Club other than the fact that some of the club’s players appeared in the Wanderers side.
Yes. I researched futher and some info indicates that the German team wore rote und schwarze hoops. The photo images really need to be further researched to clarify which teams are actually in the images, if indeed GB also wore red and black hoops. Also noted was the fact that there were 2 players in the competition named Roosevelt. Pre 6 Nations Saturday research coming up!
