Paul Clauss
Clauss posing in Scotland jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Paul Robert Adolph Clauss 22 June 1868 Munich, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 21 April 1945 (aged 76) Cheltenham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Loretto School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Keble College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Robert Clauss (22 June 1868 – 21 April 1945) was a German-born rugby union three-quarter who played club rugby for Oxford and Birkenhead Park. Clauss was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and represented Scotland on six occasions. He was part of two Triple Crown winning teams for Scotland, and made an impressive international start in the 1891 Championship, scoring in all three Scotland games.