William Fletcher (rugby union) explained

William Fletcher
Birth Name:William Robert Badger Fletcher
Birth Date:10 December 1851
Birth Place:Kensington[1]
Death Date:20 April 1895
Death Place:(registered in) Kensington, London (aged 43 years 131 days)
Ru Position:Forward
Ru Nationalcaps:2
Ru Nationalyears:1873-1875
Ru Amateuryears:-
-
County side:
-
Ru Amateurclubs:Oxford University RFC
Blackheath

North of England
School:Marlborough College
University:University of Oxford

William Fletcher (1851–1895) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1875.[1]

Early life

William Fletcher was born on 10 December 1851 in Kensington.[1] He attended Marlborough College and went on to study at the University of Oxford.[2]

Rugby union career

At Oxford, Fletcher won four blues (1872, 1873 (2), 1874) and played in the first varsity match against Cambridge University in 1872.[2] Fletcher made his international debut on 3 March 1873 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow in the Scotland vs England match.[1] He played his final match for England on 8 March 1875 at Edinburgh in the Scotland vs England match.[1]

Career

Fletcher became a merchant in London.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/300.html William Fletcher Profile on scrum.com
  2. http://www.thevarsitymatch.com/the-varsity-match/very-first-match The Very First Match – thevarsitymatch.com