Edward Croker

Edward William Dunlo Croker (14 September 1849 — 10 May 1893) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Edward Croker

Full name	Edward William Dunlo Croker
Date of birth	(1849-09-14)14 September 1849
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death	10 May 1893(1893-05-10) (aged 43)
Place of death	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1878 Ireland 1 (0)

Born in Dublin, Croker was the great-grandson of William Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty, and grandson of Henry Monck, 1st Earl of Rathdowne. He gained an Ireland cap in 1878, as a forward against England at Lansdowne Road. While in Chicago in 1893 to attend the World's Fair, Croker suffered fatal injuries when he fell from a horse.

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

External links

• Edward Croker at ESPNscrum