Billy Hinton
| Full name | William Peart Hinton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1882 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 August 1953 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Stockbroker | ||||||||||||||||
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William Peart Hinton (27 October 1882 — 29 August 1953) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Educated at Wesley College Dublin, Hinton played his rugby for Old Wesley and was a specialist fullback. He was a permanent fixture in the Ireland team between 1907 and 1912, gaining a total of 16 caps.[1]
Hinton served as a second lieutenant with the Royal Irish Regiment during World War I and in 1915 was reported as having been killed, when he had instead suffered minor shrapnel injuries to his head.[2][3]
A stockbroker by profession, Hinton served a term as president of the IRFU in 1920–21.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Former Irish Rugby FullBack". Belfast Telegraph. 2 September 1953.
- ^ "Rugby International Wounded". Northern Whig. 17 May 1915.
- ^ "The Sportsman's Roll of Honour". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 19 June 1915.
External links
[edit]- Billy Hinton at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1882 births
- 1953 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- People educated at Wesley College, Dublin
- Old Wesley players
- Rugby union players from Dublin (city)
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Irish rugby union administrators
- Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922) soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I