About Emile de Lissa
Lived 1871 – 1955 (aged 84). Emile de Lissa was a rugby union player.
Emile Ernest Vere de Lissa (30 January 1871 – 16 August 1955) was a British rugby union official who became the second president of the Barbarians.
Personal history De Lissa was born in Sydney, Australia in 1871 and was educated at Sydney Grammar School. He was a keen sportsman, and although he was a member of Blackheath F.C., he was not a player of note and his career was ended by a foot injury followed by a long sojourn to Germany. De Lissa also played croquet and won the Croquet Association Silver Medal in 1909, and was selected as one of the country's ten best players when he was entered for the Beddow Cup in 1923.
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Who was Emile de Lissa?
English rugby union player
When was Emile de Lissa born?
Emile de Lissa was born on 30 January 1871 in Sydney.
When did Emile de Lissa die?
Emile de Lissa died on 16 August 1955.
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Emile de Lissa was a rugby union player.
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