Sweet-Escott was born in
Essington,
Staffordshire, and played club rugby for
Blackheath F.C. before moving to
Wales and joining first class Welsh club Cardiff. In 1891 he was first selected to represent the Welsh national team, in a match against Scotland as part of the
Home Nations Championship. Under the captaincy of
Llanelli's Willie Thomas, Wales were heavily beaten with Scotland running in seven
tries without reply. Sweet-Escott lost his place in the Welsh team for the next game, with the Welsh selectors switching from the Cardiff partnership of Sweet-Escott and
Ingledew to the exciting Swansea brother duo of
Evan and
David James. In 1891, Sweet-Escott was chosen to represent the British invitational team, the
Barbarians. He continued his career with Cardiff, and after a lapse of three years regained favour with the Welsh selectors, regaining his position in the Wales squad, this time alongside
Newport's Fred Parfitt. As part of the
1894 Home Nations Championship and this time led by
Frank Hill, Sweet-Escott found himself again on the losing side when Ireland won by a single penalty goal. Sweet-Escott's last game for Wales was another match against Ireland, in the following year's
tournament. In this, his final international, Sweet-Escott finished on the winning side.
International matches played Wales • 1894, 1895 • 1891 ==Bibliography==