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BRITISH LION'S RUGBY TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND 1930 -- A large 8° half morocco album, titled in gilt: "British Rugby Tour 1930. New Zealand and Australia," containg newspaper clippings covering the tour between April 1929 to August 1930, press photographs, photographic reproductions, a typed two-page letter, signed by the New Zealand Prime Minister George Forbes and a team photograph with the signatures of all the team members below. A morocco photograph album containing approximately 200 personal photographs of members of the tour, signed on the inside cover: "Douglas Prentice. Australia. 1930". A commemorative photograph album containing 50 scenic photographs of New Zealand, titled in gilt: "To F.D. Prenctice Esq. Captain of the British Rugby Football Team. From the New Zealand Government. August 1930". Also included in the lot is a large 4° album containing newspaper clippings covering the Rugby Union Tour to the Argentine in 1936 for which Prentice was the Manager. (4)

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BRITISH LION'S RUGBY TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND 1930 -- A large 8° half morocco album, titled in gilt: "British Rugby Tour 1930. New Zealand and Australia," containg newspaper clippings covering the tour between April 1929 to August 1930, press photographs, photographic reproductions, a typed two-page letter, signed by the New Zealand Prime Minister George Forbes and a team photograph with the signatures of all the team members below. A morocco photograph album containing approximately 200 personal photographs of members of the tour, signed on the inside cover: "Douglas Prentice. Australia. 1930". A commemorative photograph album containing 50 scenic photographs of New Zealand, titled in gilt: "To F.D. Prenctice Esq. Captain of the British Rugby Football Team. From the New Zealand Government. August 1930". Also included in the lot is a large 4° album containing newspaper clippings covering the Rugby Union Tour to the Argentine in 1936 for which Prentice was the Manager. (4)

拍品專文

Frank Douglas Prentice (1898-1962). Played for Leicester and Captained Leicester from 1928-30. He was unique in being a Back Row Forward who could kick, he scored 133 conversions and 43 penalty goals during his time at Leicester. He won three caps in 1928 against Ireland, France and Scotland. Played for the Barbarians in 1926-27. Led the British Lion's Team on tour to New Zealand and Australia in 1930 and was Manager for the Rugby Union team on their tour in Argentina in 1936. After the Second World War he was Secretary of the R.F.U for 15 years and was a National Selector from 1932-47.