William Morton (rugby union) explained

William Morton
Full Name:William Andrews Morton
Birth Date:20 July 1866
Birth Place:Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:County Offaly, Ireland
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1888
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

William Andrews Morton (20 July 1866 — 19 March 1948) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Morton attended St Columba's College and Trinity College Dublin.[1]

Morton was a doctor by profession and had a medical practice in Birr, County Offaly. He captained the Birr Football Club and gained his solitary Ireland cap in 1888, as a forward against Scotland at Edinburgh.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dr W. A. Morton . . 20 March 1948.
  2. News: The New Birr Club . Dublin Daily Nation . 8 October 1898.