Doug Prentice
England
Full name Frank Douglas Prentice
Born September 21, 1898, Leicester
Died October 3, 1962, Paddington (aged 64 years 12 days)
Major teams Great Britain, England
Position No. 8

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop GfM Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 1928-1930 5 5 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 60
England 1928-1928 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 100
Great Britain 1930-1930 2 2 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Five/Six Nations 1928-1928 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 100

Career statistics
Test debut Ireland v England at Lansdowne Road, Feb 11, 1928 match details
Last Test Australia v Great Britain at Sydney, Aug 30, 1930 match details
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Prentice was capped three times by England between 1928-30 but is arguably best remembered as captain of the 1930 Lions side that toured Australia and New Zealand.

He was given the honour of leading what is recognised as the first truly representative British Isles team.

The tour included a total of 28 matches, seven in Australia and 21 in New Zealand. Of the 28 games, 24 were against club or invitational teams. The tourists lost their only Test clash with Australia and only claimed one victory in their four-Test series with New Zealand.

He later served as secretary of the Rugby Football Union and died in 1947 at the age of 64 after a long illness.

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