William Mortimer (rugby union) explained

William Mortimer
Birth Name:William Mortimer
Birth Date:1874 4, df=y
Birth Place:Warrington, England
Death Place:Crowborough, England
Position:Forward
Amatteam1:Cambridge University R.U.F.C.
Amatteam2:Marlborough Nomads
Repteam1:British Isles
Repteam2:England
Repyears1:1896
Repyears2:1899
Repcaps1:4
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints1:0
Reppoints2:0
School:Marlborough College
University:Trinity College, Cambridge

William Mortimer (2 April 1874 – 31 October 1916)[1] was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Marlborough Nomads and was capped for England, and was part of the British Isles tour to South Africa in 1896.

Early life

Mortimer was born in Warrington, Cheshire in 1874 to William Mortimer of Frodsham. He was educated at Marlborough College before matriculating to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1893. He worked on the London Stock Exchange.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/1211.html William Mortimer player profile