Frederick Margrave

Frederick Lofthouse Margrave (25 December 1858 – 1 January 1946) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Llanelli Rugby Football Club. Margrave was born on Christmas Day 1858 in Llanelli. In 1884 he married Alice Newman, and together they had six children.

Frederick Margrave

Birth name	Frederick Lofthouse Margrave
Date of birth	(1858-12-25)25 December 1858
Place of birth	Llanelli, Wales
Date of death	1 January 1946(1946-01-01) (aged 87)
Place of death	Llanelli, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half-backs Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Llanelli RFC () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1884 Wales 2 (0)

Rugby career

Margrave played for Llanelli and was one of the first players from the club to represent Wales. His first international game was as part of the 1884 Home Nations Championship against England. Under the captaincy of Newport's Charlie Newman, Wales lost the game by two tries. Margrave was reselected for the very next match of the same tournament against Scotland at Rodney Parade but after another Welsh loss Margrave did not represent his country again.

Margrave also captained his club and was described as one of the most gentlemanly half backs to represent the first team.

International matches played

Wales

• England 1884
• Scotland 1884

Bibliography

• Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980). Fields of Praise: The Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 0-7083-0766-3.