A Rugby Colours cap from 1926 which belonged to Old Brutonian, Francis Powys...

We recently acquired this Rugby Colours cap which belonged to Francis Powys (King's Bruton 1923 to 1926).

It was kindly sent to us, along with a few other items, including this photograph taken during a match at Monkton Combe, by his daughter-in-law, Amanda Powys.

Francis was described in The Dolphin as a ‘dashing forward’ in the rugby team. ‘In attack he is exceptionally good and has (scored) several tries simply because he somehow always is ‘up’ with the ball. A useful dribbler, but his passing is often rather wild.’ He once said that rugby involved ‘lots of pushing and mud’, and despite suffering broken toes, he clearly loved the game.

Francis was the nephew of Littleton Powys who taught at King’s in the 1890s and eventually became Headmaster of Sherborne Prep School, as well as a Governor at King’s Bruton.

Andrew Leach - School Archivist