George Cookson

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George Cookson
Rugby union career
Full name	George Cookson
Date of birth	(1874-03-25)25 March 1874
Date of death	15 March 1950(1950-03-15) (aged 75)
Place of death	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Playing career
Position	Half-back
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Manchester Rugby Club Barbarian F.C.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1899	British Isles	4	(0)

George Cookson (25 March 1874 – 15 March 1950)^[1] was an English international rugby union half-back who played club rugby for Manchester. Cookson was selected for the British Isles on the 1899 tour of Australia playing in all four Test matches.

Rugby career

At the height of Cookson rugby career, he was playing his club rugby for Manchester. He also played for Lancashire at county level, and gained a North of England cap in 1898.^[2] In 1899 he was approached by Matthew Mullineux to join the British Isles rugby tour of Australia. Cookson played in 18 of the tour matches and all four Test matches against the Australia national team.^[3] In the first Test he was partnered at centre with the tour captain, Mullineux, but after the team was defeated, Mullineux dropped himself from the team bringing in Charlie Adamson from three-quarters to team-up with Cookson for the final three Tests. The selection tactic proved successful with the British winning the remaining contests with the Australian side.

On returning to Britain, Cookson continued to represent Manchester and in 1900 was invited to join British touring team the Barbarians. Despite being a British Isles player and being capped at North of England level, Cookson was never selected to play for the England national team.

Bibliography

Starmer-Smith, Nigel (1977). The Barbarians. Macdonald & Jane's Publishers. ISBN 0-86007-552-4.

References

↑ George Cookson scrum.com
↑ The English Football Team - A letter from Rev M. Mullineaux The Brisbane Courier, 1 June 1899
↑ George Cookson lions profile lionsrugby.com

v t e British and Irish Lions – 1899 Australia tour

Forwards	Ayre-Smith (Guy's Hospital) Belson (Bath) Evers (Moseley) Francomb (Manchester) Gibson (Northern) H.G.S. Gray (Cambridge University) Jarman (Bristol) Judkins (Coventry) McGown (North of Ireland) Stout (Gloucester) Swannell (Northampton}

Backs	Adamson (Durham) Bucher (Edinburgh Academicals) Cookson (Manchester) Doran (Lansdowne) Martelli (Dublin Wanderers) Mullineux (Blackheath) (Capt) Nicholls (Cardiff) Nicholson (Birkenhead Park) Thompson (Lancashire) Timms (Edinburgh University)

Coach	Mullineux

Persondata
Name	Cookson, George
Alternative names
Short description	English rugby union player
Date of birth	25 March 1874
Place of birth
Date of death	15 March 1950
Place of death	Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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