Edward Croker
| Full name | Edward William Dunlo Croker | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 September 1849 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 May 1893 (aged 43) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||||||||||||||||
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Edward William Dunlo Croker (14 September 1849 — 10 May 1893) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Croker was the great-grandson of William Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty, and grandson of Henry Monck, 1st Earl of Rathdowne. He gained an Ireland cap in 1878, as a forward against England at Lansdowne Road. While in Chicago in 1893 to attend the World's Fair, Croker suffered fatal injuries when he fell from a horse.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Irish Society". Irish Society (Dublin). 20 May 1893.
- ^ "A British Officer Killed At Chicago". Warwickshire Herald. 18 May 1893.
External links
[edit]- Edward Croker at ESPNscrum