Ralph Sweet-Escott
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| Full name | Ralph Bond Sweet-Escott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1869 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Essington, Staffordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 November 1907 (aged 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Germiston, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | King Henry VIII School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Peterhouse, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Edward Sweet-Escott, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Half back | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| ? ? ? 1891 |
Blackheath F.C. Cardiff RFC Penarth RFC Barbarian F.C. Somerset |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1891–1895 | Wales | 3 | (0) |
Ralph Bond Sweet-Escott (11 January 1869 – 11 November 1907) was an English-born international rugby union half back who played club rugby for Cardiff and was capped three times for Wales. Sweet-Escott also played cricket for Glamorgan representing the county in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship. His brother, Edward Sweet-Escott, was a notable cricketer for Glamorgan.
Sweet-Escott was the third son to the Rev. William Sweet-Escott JP, of Hartrow Manor in Taunton and the daughter of Lord Dynevor. He was educated at King Henry VIII School in Coventry, before being accepted into Peterhouse, Cambridge.
Sweet-Escott was born in Essington, Staffordshire, and played club rugby for Blackheath F.C. before moving to Wales and joining first class Welsh club Cardiff. In 1891 he was first selected to represent the Welsh national team, in a match against Scotland as part of the Home Nations Championship. Under the captaincy of Llanelli's Willie Thomas, Wales were heavily beaten with Scotland running in seven tries without reply. Sweet-Escott lost his place in the Welsh team for the next game, with the Welsh selectors switching from the Cardiff partnership of Sweet-Escott and Ingledew to the exciting Swansea brother duo of Evan and David James.
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