William Hynes (rugby union)
| Full name | William Bayard Hynes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 April 1889 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Portsea, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 March 1968 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Chichester, England | ||||||||||||||||
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William Bayard Hynes (6 April 1889 – 2 March 1968) was an English international rugby union player.
A Royal Navy officer, Hynes played rugby for United Services and was capped as a forward for England against France at Paris during the 1912 Five Nations Championship.[1]
Hynes was decorated with a Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his military service.[2]
From 1931 to 1933, Hynes served as director of Naval Intelligence for the Royal Canadian Navy.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "France v. England". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. 8 April 1912.
- ^ "To be Companions of the Distinguished Service Order". The London Gazette. 1: 375.
- ^ "Who's who". Hynes, Capt. William Bayard. 94. A. & C. Black: 1585. 1942.
External links
[edit]- William Hynes at ESPNscrum