Henry Augustus Stewart Irvine (24 March 1875 — 8 August 1943) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Henry Augustus Stewart Irvine | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 March 1875 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 August 1943 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Transvaal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Belfast, Irvine was the son of Canon Richard Irvine and attended Methodist College Belfast.[1]
Irvine served as a lieutenant in the Northern Ireland Yeomanry during the Second Boer War, where he was involved in the sieges of Ladysmith and Maffeking. While in South Africa, Irvine played rugby for Griqualand West, featuring against the touring British Lions.[2] He played for Collegians when he returned to Belfast on sick leave and was capped for Ireland against Scotland at Inverleith in 1901, kicking a conversion for his side in a losing cause. A second cap eluded him as he had to return to the war. He ended up settling in Transvaal, working for their Department of Native Affairs.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr H. A. S. Irvine". Belfast News-Letter. 19 October 1943.
- ^ "Changes In The Irish Team". Evening Herald (Dublin). 23 February 1901.
External links
edit- Harry Irvine at ESPNscrum