Henry Norman Potterton (3 April 1897 — 2 February 1980) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Henry Norman Potterton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 April 1897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 February 1980 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | County Meath, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Based in Dublin, Potterton captained the city's Wanderers club. He enlisted with the Ulster Division in 1914, despite being underage, and during the war saw active service in France, where he drove an ambulance.[1] In 1920, Potterton was capped for Ireland in a Five Nations match against Wales at Cardiff, as a back row forward.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Former rugby international dies at the weekend". Drogheda Independent. 8 February 1980.
- ^ "Another International Defeat". Belfast News-Letter. 15 March 1920.
External links
edit- Norman Potterton at ESPNscrum