About Sydney Start
Sydney Start was a rugby union player.
Sydney Philp Start (17 May 1879 – 14 December 1969) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Salford, Start played his rugby in the Royal Navy and was capped once for England, as a halfback against Scotland at Blackheath in 1907, although his usual position was three-quarter.
Start captained Cambridgeshire in cricket.
A Royal Navy officer, Start was appointed naval aide-de-camp to King George V in 1931.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sydney Start. https://biography.guide/sydney-start/
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