Ernest Bartholomew Brutton (29 July 1864 – 19 April 1922)[1] was an English rugby union three-quarter and cricketer.
[2] in 1891 he was Curate of Allerton in Lancashire before taking up a last position as the Vicar of Aylesbeare in Devon, a post he held from 1893 to 1922.
[3] Brutton first came to note as a rugby player when he was selected to play for Cambridge University.
Brutton was selected for international duty with England in the last game of the 1886 Home Nations Championship, an encounter with Scotland for the Calcutta Cup.
Reginald Morrison the Scotland three-quarters, out-paced Brutton throughout the match, and England relied on their backs to cover this weakness in the team's defence.