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2 unusual facts about Isaac Cowley Lambert


Isaac Cowley Lambert

When the first Varsity Game between Cambridge and Oxford Universities was arranged in 1872, the Cambridge captain was E. Winnington Ingram, but because of Tripos work, he was unavailable to travel to Oxford.

Lambert was also a sportsman of note, and captained the Cambridge University rugby team in the very first Varsity Match.



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