William Morton (rugby union)
| Full name | William Andrews Morton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 July 1866 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 March 1948 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | County Offaly, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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William Andrews Morton (20 July 1866 — 19 March 1948) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Morton attended St Columba's College and Trinity College Dublin.[1]
Morton was a doctor by profession and had a medical practice in Birr, County Offaly. He captained the Birr Football Club and gained his solitary Ireland cap in 1888, as a forward against Scotland at Edinburgh.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dr W. A. Morton". Irish Independent. 20 March 1948.
- ^ "The New Birr Club". Dublin Daily Nation. 8 October 1898.
External links
[edit]- William Morton at ESPNscrum