1930 Wills British Rugby Players Set and Checklist

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	Wills British Rugby Players
Year	1930
Size	1 3/8″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Black and White
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	45

1930 Wills British Rugby Players Set Overview

This is one of the many tobacco card issues produced by Wills in the 1920s and 1930s.

This set includes a total of 45 rugby cards. The cards have black and white images of players in only portrait poses. The fronts have white borders, the player’s name, and the Wills Cigarettes name. Like many other international sets, only the player’s first and middle initials are provided in most instances.

Backs include the ‘British Rugby Players’ headline at the top and mention there are a total of 45 cards in the set. The majority of the space on the back is used for a biography of the player. The bottom includes the Wills tobacco brand name.

Like many international sports issues out of the UK, these cards are often found in very good condition as collectors often took care of their cards are stored these in albums. However, this is a moderately rarer set and cards are not easy to come by.

The cards are a standard tobacco size, similar to other international issues, measuring just less than 1 1/2″ wide and a little larger than 2 1/2″ tall.