William Gardiner was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Place of birth | Co. Armagh, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 21 March 1924 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dungannon, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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A native of County Armagh, Gardiner was a North of Ireland three-quarter, capped 17 times for Ireland in the 1890s. He appeared in the 1894 triple crown-winning team and held the captaincy for his final match against Wales in 1898.[1]
Gardiner's nephew James Gardiner was capped for Ireland.[2]
Married with three children, Gardiner was a weaving company director and died of a stroke in 1924.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "International Match". Sporting Life. 21 March 1898.
- ^ "Death of Well-known Rugby International". Northern Whig. 22 March 1924.
- ^ "Mr. W. Gardiner Dead". Belfast Telegraph. 22 March 1924.
External links
edit- William Gardiner at ESPNscrum