▁the ▁challenge ▁and ▁the ▁principal ▁clubs ▁in ▁London , ▁Liverpool , ▁and ▁Manchester ▁were ▁communic ated ▁with , ▁and ▁a ▁committee ▁formed ▁to ▁select ▁the ▁players , ▁choose ▁a ▁uniform , ▁and ▁make ▁the ▁necessary ▁arrang ements . ▁The ▁Gi ps ies ▁provided ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁man ▁team ▁to ▁face ▁Scotland ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁international ▁rugby ▁match ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁J . ▁H . ▁L us com be ▁( the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁Francis ) ▁and ▁J . ▁E . ▁Bent ley . ▁Francis ▁L us com be ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁match ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁along ▁with ▁J . ▁E . ▁Bent ley ▁and ▁J . ▁A . ▁Body ▁from ▁Gi ps ies . ▁ ▁Notable ▁players ▁Early ▁records ▁c ite ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁bo asted ▁well ▁known ▁names ▁such ▁as ▁" F . ▁L us com be , ▁the ▁two ▁She arm ans , ▁Pick ering , ▁Clar ke , ▁Billy ▁B ark er , ▁C . ▁J . ▁B . ▁Mar ri ott , ▁W . ▁B . ▁and ▁R . ▁M . ▁P att ison , ▁and ▁J . ▁T . ▁Ward ." ▁although ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁figures ▁no ▁longer ▁reson ate ▁with ▁the ▁follow ers ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁game . ▁However , ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁Gi ps ies ▁players ▁represented ▁England : ▁ ▁J . ▁H . ▁L us com be ▁- ▁c apped ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁( l ater ▁kn ight ed ▁in ▁