 George Thomson won caps for England while at Halifax in 1878 against Scotland, in 1882 against Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, in 1883 against Ireland, and Scotland, in 1884 against Ireland, and Scotland, and in 1885 against Ireland.In the early years of rugby football the "goal" was to score goals, and a try had zero value, but it provided the opportunity to "try" at goal, and "convert" the try to a goal with an unopposed kick at the goal posts.The point values of both the try and goal have varied over time, and in the early years footballers could "score" a try, without scoring any points.