Emile de Lissa

Emile Ernest Vere de Lissa (30 January 1871 – 16 August 1955)[1] was an Australian-born rugby union official who became the second president of the Barbarians.

Emile de Lissa
Birth nameEmile Ernest Vere de Lissa
Date of birth(1871-01-30)30 January 1871
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Date of death16 August 1955(1955-08-16) (aged 84)
SchoolSydney Grammar School
University College School
Rugby union career
Position(s) unknown
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Blackheath F.C. ()

Personal history

De Lissa was born in Sydney, Australia in 1871 and was educated at Sydney Grammar School.[1] At around the age of 11 his family moved to England, continuing his schooling at University College School.[2] He was a keen sportsman, and although he was a member of Blackheath F.C., he was not a player of note and his career was ended by a foot injury followed by a long sojourn to Germany.[2] De Lissa also played croquet and won the Croquet Association Silver Medal in 1909, and was selected as one of the country's ten best players when he was entered for the Beddow Cup in 1923.[2]

Rugby career
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References
  1. "Emile de Lissa". barbarianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. Starmer Smith (1977) p. 207

Bibliography
  • Starmer-Smith, Nigel (1977). The Barbarians. Macdonald & Jane's Publishers. ISBN 0-86007-552-4.
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