Hugh McVicker explained

Hugh McVicker
Birth Date:9 February 1901
Birth Place:Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland
Death Place:Peshawar, British India
Relatives:Jim McVicker (brother)
Sam McVicker (brother)
Position:Second row
Repyears1:1927–28
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:3

Hugh McVicker (9 February 1901 — 19 January 1931) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Ballymoney, County Antrim, McVicker was the younger brother of Ireland players Jim and Sam McVicker.[1]

McVicker, a second row forward, captained Edinburgh University and was playing for the Army when he won his Ireland call up in 1927, scoring a try on his debut against England at Twickenham. He gained five Ireland caps.[2]

A captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps, McVicker left Ireland for overseas service at the end of 1927. He died of pneumonia in Peshawar in 1931, at the age of 29.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rugby Ramblings . . 4 February 1931.
  2. News: The Twickenham Battle . . 16 February 1927 . Lahore.
  3. News: Irish International's Death . . 20 January 1931.