Bill Relph | |
Birth Name: | William Keith Linford Relph |
Birth Date: | 21 November 1928 |
Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Death Place: | Southport, England |
Ru Position: | Hooker |
Repteam1: | Scotland |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 1955 |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1953 |
Ru Province: | Edinburgh District |
Amatyears1: | 1951- |
Amatteam1: | Stewart's College FP |
William Keith Linford Relph (21 November 1928 – 18 January 2023) was a Scotland rugby union international player.[1]
Relph played for Stewart's College FP.[2] Relph was a noted sevens player and won the Melrose Sevens with Stewart's College FP in 1956.[1] During Relph's time at the club they also won the Langholm Sevens in 1951 and 1957; the Hawick Sevens in 1952 and 1959; the Gala Sevens in 1952; and Jed-Forest Sevens in 1959 and 1960.He captained Stewart's College FP in the 1957–58 season when they won the Scottish Unofficial Championship.[2]
Relph played for Edinburgh District.[2]
Relph was capped by Scotland to play France in 1955.[3] He went on to play for Scotland a further three times that same season.[4]
Relph married Lucy Celia Wass (1933–2008) in May 1955, two months after playing for Scotland at Twickenham. Relph and Wass had four children.