Percy Stout

Percy Stout

Stout in England jersey
Full name	Percy Wyfold Stout
Date of birth	(1875-11-20)20 November 1875
Place of birth	Gloucester, England
Date of death	9 October 1937(1937-10-09) (aged 61)
Place of death	London, England
Notable relative(s)	William Stout, father Frank Stout, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing, centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1895–1900 Gloucester Richmond F.C. Bristol Gloucestershire Barbarians () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1898–1899 England 5 (3)

Percy Wyfold Stout DSO, OBE (20 November 1875 – 9 October 1937) was an English international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Gloucester and Richmond. Stout also played international rugby for England, playing five matches between 1898 and 1899.

Stout was born in Gloucester, England, in 1875, the son of rower William Stout. His father gave several of his sons middle names connected to rowing, and Stout was no exception with his being taken from the Wyfold Challenge Cup. Stout was educated at Crypt Grammar School, where he took up association football.

Several of Stout's brothers were high-profile sportsmen, and he followed younger brother Frank in joining association football team Gloucester City. While playing for Gloucester, Stout suggested the formation of a Bristol and District League, which was set up in 1892. Stout is also reported to have played for Wickwar and Corinthian F.C. before switching to rugby union in 1895.

Stout would spend the greater part of his rugby career with Gloucester, along with his brother Frank. Stout also played at county level for Gloucestershire. During the 1897–1898 season he was selected for invitational touring team the Barbarians, and that year he was also offered a place in the England national team. His first international match was in the 1898 Home Nations Championship, an away game at Edinburgh against Scotland. The match saw Stout join his brother Frank in the team, an England international since 1896. The game ended in a three all draw. Percy played in one more game in the 1898 series, a win over Wales. Stout scored his only international try in that match, a game which also saw Frank score a try. This was the first time that brothers had both scored international tries in the same game for England. The next time this feat was achieved was in the 1993 Five Nations Championship by Rory and Tony Underwood.