About Cecil Shaw
Lived 1879 – 1964 (aged 85). Cecil Shaw was a rugby union player.
Cecil Hamilton Shaw (1 August 1879 – 13 November 1964) was an English international rugby union player.
Shaw was born in Wolverhampton and attended Sedbergh School.
A forward, Shaw played rugby for Birmingham club Moseley and served as captain of Midland Counties. He was capped six times for England, debuting in a win over Scotland at Inverleith in 1906. His other caps were a match against the touring 1906–07 Springboks and all four of England's 1907 fixtures.
Shaw, a businessman by profession, was involved with his family's firm John Shaw & Sons.
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Who was Cecil Shaw?
rugby player
When was Cecil Shaw born?
Cecil Shaw was born on 1 August 1879.
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Cecil Shaw died on 13 November 1964.
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Cecil Shaw was a rugby union player.
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· DBpedia: Cecil Shaw (rugby union)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Cecil Shaw. https://biography.guide/cecil-shaw-rugby-union-player/
MLA: "Cecil Shaw." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/cecil-shaw-rugby-union-player/.
Chicago: "Cecil Shaw." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/cecil-shaw-rugby-union-player/.
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