Ernest Still

Ernest Still (1852-1931) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1873.

Ernest Still

Birth name	Ernest Robert Still
Date of birth	14 July 1852
Place of birth	Epsom
Date of death	23 November 1931(1931-11-23) (aged 79)
Place of death	(registered in) Epsom
School	Rugby School
University	Brasenose College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Ravenscourt Park () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1873-1873 England 1

Early life

Ernest Still was born on 14 July 1852 in Epsom, the fifth son of Robert Still of Sutton in Surrey. He attended Rugby School and went on to study law at Brasenose College, Oxford from where he received his BA in 1874 and his MA in 1880.

Rugby union career

Still made his international debut on 3 March 1873 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow in the Scotland vs England match.

Career and later life

Ernest became a solicitor and later married Amy Gordon Churchill, the daughter of Charles Churchill. Their son, Francis Churchill Still, married Margaret Burdett Money-Coutts, daughter of Francis Burdett Thomas Coutts-Nevill, 5th Lord Latymer and Edith Ellen Churchill, on 8 June 1907. He died on 14 December 1937.