Hercules Beresford-Knox Explained

Hercules Beresford-Knox
Full Name:Hercules John Beresford-Knox
Birth Date:2 August 1880
Birth Place:Gortnor Abbey, County Mayo, Ireland
Death Place:Liverpool, England
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1904–08
Repcaps1:10
Reppoints1:0

Hercules John Beresford-Knox (2 August 1880 — 10 March 1975) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in County Mayo, Beresford-Knox was educated at the High School, Dublin, and Trinity College Dublin, where he studied medicine.[1] He played varsity rugby and also competed for Lansdowne. From 1904 to 1908, Beresford-Knox was capped 10 times as a forward for Ireland, which included a match against the touring 1905-06 All Blacks.[2]

Beresford-Knox had a medical practice on Rodney Street in Liverpool.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sefton Doctors . www.seftonrugby.org.uk.
  2. News: In 1905 the first All Blacks had achieved ‘perfection’ . . 13 November 2018 . en.
  3. News: Doctor dies aged 94 . . 11 March 1975.