William Patrick Collopy (5 May 1894 — 15 July 1972) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | William Patrick Collopy | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 May 1894 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 July 1972 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Portstewart, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | George Collopy (father) Dick Collopy (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Dublin, Collopy was the eldest son of George Collopy, an Ireland forward, and a brother of Dick Collopy, who was an Ireland teammate in the Ireland front row of the early 1920s.[1]
Collopy, a Bective Rangers player, made his Ireland debut as a hooker in the 1914 Five Nations, then missed a lot of rugby due to World War I, during which he served with the Royal Field Artillery. He played some rugby for the Army following the armistice and returned to the Ireland front row in 1921. Continuing with Ireland until 1924, Collopy finished with 19 caps, the most from his family, and also had the distinction of captaining the team for several matches.[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "A Family Record". Dublin Evening Telegraph. 8 February 1924.
- ^ "W. P. Collopy (Bective Rangers)". Sport (Dublin). 11 February 1922.
- ^ "Irish Captain Confident". Northern Whig. 23 February 1924.
External links
edit- Bill Collopy at ESPNscrum