William Collis

William Collis

Full name	William Stewart Collis
Date of birth	(1860-09-27)27 September 1860
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	2 January 1947(1947-01-02) (aged 86)
Place of death	Killiney, Dublin Ireland
Notable relative(s)	John Collis (son) Maurice Collis (son) Robert Collis (son)
Occupation(s)	Solicitor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1884 Ireland 1 (0)

William Stewart Collis (27 September 1860 — 2 January 1947) was an Irish international rugby union player.

A Dublin solicitor, Collis played rugby during his youth and received an Ireland cap in 1884, playing as a forward against Wales at Cardiff. He was the head of Collis & Ward Solicitors.

Collis's son Robert was also an Ireland rugby international. Robert's twin brother was the writer John Stewart Collis and another son, Maurice Collis, was a colonial administrator in Burma.

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

External links

• William Collis at ESPNscrum