10 Facts About Horace Lyne

Horace Sampson Lyne MBE was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport Rugby Football Club.

Horace Lyne was first selected for Wales during the 1883 Home Nations Championship in an away match at Raeburn Park to Scotland.

Horace Lyne played in the next four Welsh games, including all three games of the 1884 Championship, and the opening game of the 1885 Championship against England at St Helens in Swansea.

Horace Lyne retired from playing in 1885, but continued his association with the game when he refereed the match between England and Ireland in 1885.

Horace Lyne served on the board of the IB, which later became the International Rugby Board, from 1887 to 1938.

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Horace Lyne was in demand as an administrator, and was known to be very fair-minded.

Horace Lyne was a progressive thinker, and voiced concerns about the North of England breaking away from the IRB years before the formation of rugby league.

In 1892, Horace Lyne was elected one of four vice-presidents of the WRU, with joint responsibilities for Cardiff and the East area.

In 1906, Lyne replaced Sir John T Llewellyn as the President of the Welsh Rugby Union—a role he held until 1947, making him the longest serving president.

Horace Lyne was the Chairman of Newport Athletic Club from 1894 to 1949.