Sir William Watson Pike (10 March 1860 — 26 June 1941) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | William Watson Pike | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 March 1860 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glendararry, County Mayo, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 June 1941 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Glendararry, County Mayo, Pike was capped five times for Ireland as a three-quarter from 1879 to 1883, and also represented Ireland as a field hockey player.[2]
Pike served in the Second Boer War and was Director of Medical Services with the 1st British Army Expeditionary Force in World War I, during which he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pike?". The Telegraph. 15 August 1933. p. 10 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sir William Pike Dead". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 1 July 1941.
- ^ "Personal". Lincolnshire Echo. 26 June 1941.
External links
edit- William Pike at ESPNscrum