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Samuel Collier (rugby union)

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Samuel Collier
Full nameSamuel Ruddell Collier
Date of birth(1863-10-01)1 October 1863
Place of birthBrookborough, County Cavan, Ireland
Date of death29 August 1941(1941-08-29) (aged 77)
Place of deathBedford, Bedfordshire, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1883 Ireland 1 (0)

Samuel Ruddell Collier (1 October 1863 — 29 August 1941) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Brookborough, County Cavan, Collier was the son of a Methodist minister and attended Methodist College Belfast, followed by medical studies at Trinity College Dublin.[1]

Collier was capped once for Ireland, as a halfback against Scotland at Belfast during the 1883 Home Nations, while also gaining Ireland representative honours as a lacrosse player.[1]

A doctor by profession, Collier was a fellow of the Obstetrical Society of London.[2] He practised medicine in Wimbledon for 46 years and also served as the borough's mayor.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "Personal & General". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 5 September 1941.
  2. ^ "The Methodist Church". Belfast News-Letter. 23 January 1895.
  3. ^ "Difficult Rescue Work". Daily Mirror. 24 January 1908.
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