The 1924 United States rugby union tour of England and France was a series of five matches played by the United States in England and France during April and May 1924. The matches in England were warm-up matches for the 1924 Olympic Games. The United States was the defending Olympic champions and successfully defended their title despite fielding a team made up mainly of sportsmen from other sports. In the intervening years, between the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, France had played twenty-one internationals and the United States none.
Touring party
Full backs Charles Doe (Stanford University)
Three-quarters Norman Cleaveland (Stanford University) George Dixon (University of California) Richard Hyland (Stanford University) William Rogers (Stanford University) Edward Turkington (Lowell High School) (Olympic Club)
Half-backs Robert Devereux (Stanford University) Rudy Scholz (Santa Clara University)
Forwards Philip Clark (Stanford University) Linn Farrish (Stanford University) Dudley DeGroot (Stanford University) Edward Graff (University of California) Caesar Mannelli (Santa Clara University) John O'Neill (Santa Clara University) John Patick (Stanford University) Colby Slater (University of California), (Davis Farm), (Olympic Club) Norman Slater (Berkeley High School) Alan Valentine (Swarthmore College), (Oxford University)
Undisclosed position John Cashel (Palo Alto) Hugh Cunningham (Santa Clara University) Joseph Hunter (San Mateo High), (Beliston) William Muldoon (Santa Clara University) Alan Williams (Cornell University), (Olympic Club)
Fixtures Tour of England Date Venue Home Score Away 21 April 1924 The Rectory, Devonport Devonport Services RFC 3–25 United States April 1924 Rectory Field, Blackheath, London Blackheath 13–9 United States April 1924 Twickenham Stadium, London Harlequins 21–11 United States
1924 Olympic Tournament Date Venue Team Score Team 11 May 1924 Colombes Stadium, Paris Romania 0–37 United States 18 May 1924 Colombes Stadium, Paris France 3–17 United States
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