caption ru_amateurclubs ru_nationalteam death_place death_date birth_place weight ru_nationalyears ru_nationalcaps height article_title name birth_date ru_nationalpoints image ru_position birth_name ru_amateuryears
boots in his newport jersey blackheath harriers rfc newport rfc monmouthshire r.c. cross keys rfc london welsh rfc pill wales newport , monmouthshire 29 december 1928 aberbeeg , monmouthshire 13 st 1898-1904 16 5 ft 10 3/4 in george boots
 george boots 2 july 1874 -lrb- 3 -rrb- george boots.jpg forward john george boots ??? ??? ??? ??? 1895-1922
george boots

john george boots -lrb- 1874 -- 1928 -rrb- was a welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for newport and county rugby with monmouthshire .
he won 16 caps for wales .
boots was seen as a consistent player with a superb positional sense who would tackle hard and smother the loose ball ; his passing skill was strong as was his catching and dribbling .
boots was not a flair player but was a good ` spoiler ' and could turn defence into attack , giving backs , such as nicholls and lloyd , a platform to run in tries .
boots had an exceptionally long rugby career , in spite of being on his death bed in 1908 with acute pleurisy .
