Cyril Butler Holmes

Cyril Butler Holmes

Cyril Butler Holmes was born in Bolton on 11 January 1915 and first sprang to sporting prominence as an international sprinter, competing in the 1936 Olympic Games and winning the sprint double of the 100/220 yards in the 1938 Empire Games. He played his rugby on the wing for Manchester and set a new Barbarians' record when he scored five tries against Penarth in 1948. A couple of months earlier he had also scored one of the Barbarians' three tries in the match against Australia at Cardiff Arms Park. Cyril Holmes gained three caps for England, scoring a try on his debut against Scotland in 1947. He died on 21 June 1996, aged 81.