About Sidney Osborne
Lived 1880 – 1939 (aged 59). Sidney Osborne was an association football player and rugby union player.
Sidney Herbert Osborne (28 February 1880 – 15 July 1939) was an English international rugby union player.
Biography Osborne was educated at Fettes College and the University of Oxford.
A forward, Osborne was an Oxford blue and finished on the winning team for all three of his Varsity Match appearances. He also played for Harlequins and was a Middlesex representative player. In 1905, Osborne gained an England cap for a Calcutta Cup match at Richmond. Scotland won the match, resulting in England placing last on the table. He was a St Bees School house master at the time of his England cap and during this period represented Cumberland.
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Who was Sidney Osborne?
rugby player
When was Sidney Osborne born?
Sidney Osborne was born on 28 February 1880.
When did Sidney Osborne die?
Sidney Osborne died on 15 July 1939.
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Sidney Osborne was an association football player and rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sidney Osborne. https://biography.guide/sidney-osborne/
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