Walter Charles Townsend Eyres (17 February 1895 – 16 September 1965) was an English international rugby union player of the 1920s.
| Full name | Walter Charles Townsend Eyres | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 February 1895 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barton Regis, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 September 1965 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | London, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Barton Regis, Eyres was the son of diplomat Harry Charles Augustus Eyres.[1]
Eyres captained the Navy XV in 1924 and gained his solitary England cap as a back row forward in a win over Ireland at Twickenham during the 1927 Five Nations Championship.[2] He was unavailable for selection in the seasons that followed as his military service took him overseas.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Wife of a Sailor Rugger-Player". The Sketch. 13 January 1926.
- ^ "Irish Hopes Of The Rugby Crown". Daily Mirror. 9 February 1927.
- ^ "Rugby Reflections". The Citizen. 16 February 1924.
External links
edit- Wallace Eyres at ESPNscrum