Fred Scrine [SEP] position played on team / speciality
Fred Scrine
Fred Scrine (25 March 1877 – 8 August 1962) was a Welsh international rugby union flanker who played club rugby for Swansea. Scrine's style of play was as a fast spoiling player and was first capped for Wales in 1899 against England.
Rugby career.
Swansea born, Scrine played most of his rugby for first class team Swansea Rugby Football Club. He was selected to play for Wales in the 1899 Home Nations Championship, and was selected alongside fellow Swansea players Billy Bancroft, Tom Parker and
match to be played on British soil but few critics gave Swansea any hope of beating the All Blacks. Gordon lead his team in a narrow loss against New Zealand, the All Blacks scoring a dropped goal, while Swansea scored a single try from Fred Scrine. In 1905 that left the score 4-3 to New Zealand, by modern standards it would have seen Swansea win 5-3.
After leaving club rugby, Gordon continued to support his old club, and in the encounter between Swansea and Australia during the