Reg Skrimshire

Infobox Rugby biography
name = Reg Skrimshire


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birthname = Reginald Truscott Skrimshire
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birthyear = 1878
birthmonth = 01
birthday = 30
placeofbirth = Crickhowell [ [http://www.wru.co.uk/12750_14256.php?player=26309&includeref=dynamic Welsh Rugby Union player profiles] ] , Wales
deathyear = 1963
deathmonth = 12
deathday = 20
placeofdeath = Worthing, England [ [http://www.blackandambers.co.uk/Personnel.aspx?pr=107277 Newport RFC player profile] ]
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ru_position = Centre
ru_amateuryears = ?-1897
1897-1903
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1898-1899
ru_amateurclubs = Blaenavon RFC
Newport RFC
Blackheath F.C.
Barbarian F.C.
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ru_nationalteam = Wales
British Lions
ru_nationalyears = 1899
1903
ru_nationalcaps = 3
3
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(1)
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Reg Skrimshire (30 January 1878 - 20 December 1963) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport and county rugby for Kent. He won three caps for Wales and was the only Welsh representative on the 1903 British Isles tour.

Rugby career

Skrimshire was born in Crickhowell in 1878, and educated at Monmouth School. After playing his early rugby with Blaenavon he moved to first class side Newport. He made his Newport debut against English side Moseley in 1897, and in his first season scored 16 tries in 24 matches, a good return for a centre. Skrimshire was regarded as a fast and agile runner who had a cool head and good positional ability, though he was noted as being greedy with the ball and needed to release more to his wing players.

Skrimshire was first selected for Wales against England on the 9 January, 1899 at St Helens in front of a Welsh record crowd of 20,000.Godwin (1984), pg 55.] Wales ran out comfortable winners and Skrimshire was back in the team for the Scotland game two months later. Although Wales lost the match against Scotland, he retained his place for the final game of the 1899 tournament against Ireland. Ireland won the a much disrupted game, caused by crowd trouble, and took the Triple Crown. It would be Skrimshire's last match for Wales.

In 1903 Skrimshire was selected for Mark Morrison's British Isles team to South Africa. Skrimshire was the only Welsh representative but integrated well and played in all 22 matches including all three tests against the South African team.

"International matches played"
WalesSmith (1980), pg 471.]
*flagicon|ENG England 1899
*flagicon|SCO Scotland 1899
*flagicon|IRL Ireland 1899

British Isles
*flagicon|RSA South Africa 1903, 1903, 1903

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