William Irvine | |
Birth Name: | William Richard Irvine |
Birth Date: | 2 December 1898 |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Whangārei, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Hooker |
Height: | 1.720NaN0 |
Weight: | 83kg (183lb) |
Ru Nationalyears: | 1923–30 |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 5 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (9) |
Ru Province: | Wairarapa |
Ru Provinceyears: | 1920–21, 1927–30 1922–26 |
Relatives: | Ian Irvine (son) |
William Richard "Bull" Irvine (2 December 1898 – 26 April 1952) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A hooker, Irvine represented Wairarapa and at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1923 to 1930. He played 41 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals, scoring seven tries in all.[1]
Irvine died in Whangārei on 26 April 1952,[1] and he was buried in Kamo Cemetery.[2]