Willie Bryce (16 January 1901 – 22 February 1983) was a Scotland international rugby union player with his regular playing position being Scrum half; and a Scotland international field hockey player.[1][2]
Birth name | William Erskine Bryce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 January 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bolton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 22 February 1983 | (aged 81)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Melrose, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editBryce played for Selkirk.
Provincial career
editBryce played for South of Scotland District.
International career
editBryce was capped for Scotland 11 times, between 1922 and 1924. He scored 3 tries for his country.[3]
On his last match for Scotland, against Ireland in 1924, he suffered a shoulder injury which ended his rugby union career; and forced Bryce to switch sports.[2]
Field Hockey career
editClub career
editBryce played field hockey for Selkirk. He played on several occasions at Berwick.[4]
International career
editReferences
edit- ^ "William Erskine Bryce". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b c "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Willie Bryce - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.