William Cail

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Article by William Cail published in 1892

William Henry Cail (born February 28, 1849 in Gateshead , † November 25, 1925 in Newcastle upon Tyne ) was an English rugby pioneer .

William Cail (1910)

In 1865 William Cail introduced rugby in Stuttgart and Bad Cannstatt . This led to the emergence of a loose syndicate, which later led to the official establishment of the Cannstatter football club and ultimately to the emergence of the predecessor clubs of VfB Stuttgart . In 1892, William Cail was elected President of the Rugby Football Union . After serving as president, he was treasurer of the association until 1924. In 1910, William Cail coached the British and Irish Lions on their tour of South Africa.

Individual evidence

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  2. ^ Philipp Heineken: Memories of the Cannstatter Soccer Club. Verlag Hermann Meister, Heidelberg 1930. p. 10.
  3. ^ Philipp Heineken: Memories of the Cannstatter Soccer Club. Verlag Hermann Meister, Heidelberg 1930. p. 18.
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