Sam McVicker explained

Sam McVicker
Full Name:Samuel McVicker
Birth Date:12 December 1890
Birth Place:Moss-side, County Antrim, Ireland
Death Place:Chatham, Kent, England
Relatives:Hugh McVicker (brother)
Jim McVicker (brother)
Position:Second row
Repyears1:1922
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0

Samuel McVicker (12 December 1890 — 23 July 1972) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Moss-side, County Antrim, McVicker was the eldest of three rugby playing brothers, who all played in the second row for Ireland in the 1920s. He gained his four caps in the 1922 Five Nations Championship.[1]

McVicker also represented Ireland in field hockey.[2]

After serving with 19th London Regiment during World War I, McVicker was ordained into the ministry in 1920 and from 1928 to 1956 was the senior minister of Carlisle Road Presbyterian Church in Derry.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Minister Who Was Deeply Loved . . 27 September 1972.
  2. News: A Rugby Causerie . . 8 April 1922.
  3. News: Death of Rev Samuel McVicker . Londonderry Sentinel . 26 July 1972.