A fly-half in more than 350 games for Leicester, Billy Foreman was captain of the first Midland Cup winners in 1898 and remained in a pivotal position for the cup-winning sides for the next five seasons.

In 1902 he became the first man to pass 300 games for Leicester and contributed 85 tries in his career.

His grandson Bill Moore followed in family traditions as a scrum-half with Leicester and England.