▁con cludes : ▁" For ▁England , ▁R . S . F . ▁Walker ▁was ▁un t iring ▁in ▁his ▁efforts ▁for wards ▁until ▁the ▁close ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁Walker ▁made ▁his ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁appearance ▁for ▁England . ▁Walker ▁scored ▁both ▁England ' s ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁victory ; ▁the ▁match ▁report ▁describes ▁his ▁goals ▁thus : So ▁per se ver ing ▁were ▁the ▁attacks ▁of ▁the ▁English , ▁that ▁at ▁last ▁a ▁loud ▁cheer ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Scot ch ▁cit adel ▁to ▁a ▁well - direct ed ▁shot ▁by ▁Walker . It ▁appeared ▁as ▁if ▁[ Eng land ] ▁were ▁likely ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁game ▁entirely ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁hands , ▁as ▁within ▁a ▁very ▁short ▁time ▁a ▁second ▁goal ▁was ▁obtained ▁for ▁England ▁by ▁R . S . F . ▁Walker . ▁In ▁conclusion , ▁the ▁report ▁describes ▁Walker ▁as ▁" the ▁hero ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁eleven ". ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁Scotland ▁vs . ▁England ▁rugby ▁international ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁although ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁actually ▁play . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁aged ▁twenty , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁( N orth ▁Gl ouc esters hire ) ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Foot ; ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁gaz ett ed ▁as ▁an ▁En sign ▁and ▁th ence ▁to ▁Lieutenant ; ▁he ▁was