| Bill Bisset | |
| Birth Name: | William Molteno Bisset |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1867 |
| Birth Place: | Kenilworth, Cape Colony |
| Death Place: | Newlands, South Africa |
| Ru Position: | Forward |
| Amatteam1: | Villager Football Club |
| Repteam1: | South Africa |
| Repyears1: | 1891 |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Ru Province1: | Western Province |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | 1888–1892 |
| Relatives: | Murray Bisset (brother) |
| School: | Diocesan College |
William Molteno Bisset (11 September 1867 – 23 February 1958) was a South African international rugby union player.[1]
Bisset was born in Kenilworth, Cape Town, the second son of Wynberg Mayor James Bisset and the grandson of Cape Town Mayor Hercules Jarvis. He attended Diocesan College and went on to become a solicitor.
He represented Western Province in the inaugural Currie Cup. He made his only two appearances for South Africa during Great Britain's 1891 tour. He was selected, as a forward, to play in the 1st and 3rd matches of the three Test series, both of which South Africa lost.[2]
| No. | Opponents | Results(SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 0–4 | Forward | 30 Jul 1891 | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth | |||
| 2. | British Isles | 0–4 | Forward | 5 Sep 1891 | Newlands, Cape Town |
Bisset was an attorney by profession. He was President of the Law Society (1919–20, 1924–25) and the South African Association in later life. He also came to be a director of companies in later life and he was a founding partner of the law firm Bisset Boehmke McBlain.[3]
Bisset married Henrietta Katherine Tait and the couple had six children – four daughters (Islay Kathleen, Gwendolyn, Helen and Betty) and two sons (William Murray and Eldred).[4] In 1902 he bought the house St James Manor in St James, Cape Town and lived there until 1912. He then settled with his family at Aboyne House in Kenilworth, Cape Town and died in 1958 at the age of 90.[5] [6]