Louis Cass

Louis Cass (November 16, 1889 – August 7, 1971) was an American rugby union player who played at scrum-half for the United States men's national team in its first capped match against New Zealand in 1913.

Biography Cass was born on November 16, 1889, in Los Angeles, California, the son and third of eight children of Alonzo Beecher Cass and Emily Flora Cass (born Tufts). In 1907, Cass' mother died.

Cass began attending Stanford University in 1910 and was a member of the university's rugby teams. but he did not make an appearance in that game. On November 15, 1913, Cass played for the United States at scrum-half in its first test match against New Zealand—a 51–3 defeat. In 1915, alongside fellow Stanford and United States rugby player Mow Mitchell, Cass was a member of a Southern California All-Star rugby team that played a series of matches against university and Northern California All-Star opposition in October and November of that year.

After attending Stanford, Cass founded an insurance company called Cass & Johansing. He married a woman named Virginia Nourse. Cass died on August 7, 1971, in Los Angeles at the age of 81.