Frank Stout

Frank Stout

Stout in England shirt
Full name	Frank Moxon Stout
Date of birth	(1877-02-21)21 February 1877
Place of birth	Gloucester, England
Date of death	30 May 1926(1926-05-30) (aged 49)
Place of death	Storrington, England
Notable relative(s)	William Stout, father Percy Stout, brother
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Forward
Amateur clubs Years Club / team       Gloucester Barbarian F.C. Richmond F.C.
National team(s) Years Club / team Apps (points) 1896–1905 1899-1903 England British Isles 14 7 (5) (0)

Frank Moxon Stout MC (21 February 1877 – 30 May 1926) also referred to as Frank Moxham Stout, was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Gloucester and Richmond. Stout played international rugby for England and was selected for the British Isles on two tours in 1899 and 1903. On the 1899 tour of Australia he acted as on field captain for three of the Tests.

Stout came from a notable sporting family, his father William Stout, was a Diamond Sculls winner, while his brother, Percy also played international rugby for England.

Stout first came to note as a rugby player when he joined Gloucester, and became the club's first player to represent an international team while on the book. His first cap for England was the opening game of the 1897 Home Nations Championship, played away against Wales. England lost the game 11-0, but the selectors kept faith in Stout and he was back in the team for the second English encounter of the tournament, another away game, this time to Ireland. After a second loss Stout was replaced for the next game by Herbert Dudgeon.

During the 1897 season, Stout was approached to play for the invitational touring team, Barbarian F.C., of which he would eventually become a committee member.

Despite not playing in a winning team in his first Home Nations campaign, Stout played in all three matches of the 1898 Championship. The opening game to Ireland was another loss, but in the encounter with Scotland, Stout was joined by his brother Percy for the first time at international level. Percy also represented Gloucester, but at threequarters position. The game ended in a three all draw, and the brothers were chosen again in the final encounter, against Wales at the Rectory Field in Blackheath. Not only did England win the match, but both Stout and Percy scored a try each, the first time brothers had both scored a try for England at international level. The next time this feat was achieved was in the 1993 Five Nations Championship by Rory and Tony Underwood.