Brabazon Newcomen Casement (19 August 1852 — 24 February 1910) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Brabazon Newcomen Casement | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 August 1852 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ballycastle, County Antrim, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 24 February 1910 (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Wollomombi, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Royal School Dungannon | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Doctor | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Casement attended the Royal School Dungannon and Trinity College Dublin.[1]
Casement had seven seasons of rugby with Dublin University, which he captained, and was capped three times for Ireland, including their first ever international in 1875 against England at The Oval.[2]
After getting his medical degree, Casement practised in County Antrim until 1882, when he moved to New South Wales and took over a practice in Kempsey. He also worked as a surgeon at Macleay District Hospital.[3]
Casement died of injuries sustained in an accident involving a horse drawn coach in 1910.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Royal tribute to RSD". Ireland's Saturday Night. 25 September 2004.
- ^ "Brabazon Newcomen Casement". The Macleay Chronicle. 2 March 1910. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Brabazon Newcomen Casement". www.cpbr.gov.au.
- ^ "The Late Dr. Casement". The Macleay Chronicle. 16 March 1910. p. 5 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Brabazon Casement at ESPNscrum