Cecil Douglas BAKER (1870-1917), attended Sherborne School (Price’s House) 1886-1889, XI 1888, 1889, XV 1887, 1888. Oxford University XV 1890, 1891, 1892 (capt.). Barbarians XV.
David Martin BARRY (b.1948), attended Sherborne School (Abbeylands) 1962-1967, Head of Abbeylands, XV 1964, 1965, 1966 (capt.), Hockey 1966. Reserve British Lions 1971 and Irish XV. Barbarians XV.
Richard Anthony BETHELL (1922-2004), attended Sherborne School (Harper House) 1936-1941, Head of Harper House, Head of School, XV 1940. Blackheath XV. Barbarians XV 1947.
Peter Laurence CANDLER (1914-1991), attended Sherborne School (Abbey House) 1927-1932, School Prefect, XV 1930, 1931, XI 1932, Hockey 1931, 1932. Cambridge University XV 1934. England XV 1935-1938 (10 caps). Barbarians XV.
Godfrey Mohun CAREY (1872-1927), attended Sherborne School (Abbeylands) 1886-1891, Scholar, School Prefect, Head of House, XI 1890, 1891, XV 1889, 1890. Oxford University XV 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894 (capt.). England XV 1895-1896 (5 caps. Somerset XV (capt.). Barbarians XV.
Thomas Gordon DEVITT (1902-1995), attended Sherborne School (School House) 1916-1922, School Prefect, XI 1920, 1921, 1922, XV 1919, 1920, 1921 (capt.). Cambridge University XV 1923, 1924, 1925. England XV 1926, 1927, 1928. Barbarians XV.
Robert Charles Stewart DICK (1913-2004), attended Sherborne School (School House) 1927-1931, Scholar, School Prefect, Head of School House, XI 1931, XV 1930, Hockey 1931. Cambridge University XV 1933. Scotland XV 1934-1938 (14 caps). Barbarians XV.
Charles DIXON (1870-1939), attended Sherborne School (School House) 1884-1889. Cambridge University XV 1894. Middlesex XV (capt.). Barbarians XV.
Colin Martin PAYNE (1937-2005), attended Sherborne School (Abbeylands) 1951-1955, School Prefect, XV 1954, 1955, Hockey 1955. Oxford University XV. England XV 1964-1966 (10 caps). Harlequins RFC 1962, 1963. Barbarians XV.
Henry Christopher PINCKNEY (1880-1956), attended Sherborne School (Abbeylands) 1894-1898, XI 1897, 1898, XV 1897, 1898. Barbarians XV.
Dudley Claud Douglas RYDER (1901-1986), attended Sherborne School (School House) 1914-1920, School Prefect, XV 1918, 1919. Cambridge University XV 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924. Hampshire XV. Barbarians XV.
Dyne Fenton SMITH (1890-1969), attended Sherborne School (Abbey House) 1906-1908, XV 1907. England XV 1910 (2 caps). Barbarians XV.
John Arthur TALLENT (1911-2004), attended Sherborne School (The Green) 1924-1929, School Prefect, XI 1929, XV 1927, 1928 (capt.). Cambridge University XV 1929, 1930, 1931. England XV 1931-1935 (5 caps, 3 tries). Barbarians XV.
William Eldon TUCKER (1903-1991), attended Sherborne School (Abbey House) 1919-1922, XI 121, 1922, XV 1920, 1921. Cambridge University XV 1922, 1923, 1924 1925 (capt.). England XV 1926-1930 (3 caps). Barbarians XV.
Further reading:
- The early days of rugby at Sherborne School
- Playing Fields & Pavilions
- A.B. Gourlay, A History of Sherborne School (Sherborne, 1971)
- D.F. Gibbs, A History of (Rugby) Football at Sherborne School (Sherborne School, 1983)
- Robert Hands, Rugby Football at Sherborne School, with a foreword by J.A. Tallent (Sherborne School, 1991)
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