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'''Rupert Henry Williamson''' (22 November 1886 – 16 March 1946) was an England [[rugby union]] international. |
'''Rupert Henry Williamson''' (22 November 1886 – 16 March 1946) was an England [[rugby union]] international. |
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Williamson attended [[St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown]], and went to [[Trinity College, Oxford]], as a [[Rhodes Scholar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A South African "Nursey" |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/258739558 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 December 1929}}</ref> His halfback partner in schoolboy rugby, W. K. Flemmer, was another Rhodes Scholar, and the pair continued their association in varsity rugby, also touring together with the Barbarians. He |
Williamson attended [[St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown]], and went to [[Trinity College, Oxford]], as a [[Rhodes Scholar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A South African "Nursey" |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/258739558 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=19 December 1929}}</ref> His halfback partner in schoolboy rugby, W. K. Flemmer, was another Rhodes Scholar, and the pair continued their association in varsity rugby, also touring together with the Barbarians. He played further club rugby for [[Blackheath F.C.|Blackheath]] and gained five [[England national rugby union team|England]] caps, scoring a try on debut against Wales at Bristol.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mr R. H. Williamson Of Oxford And South Africa |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/257882158 |work=[[The Observer]] |date=21 March 1909}}</ref> |
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Returning to South Africa in 1909, Williamson became a mine manager at the Glynn's Lydenburg gold mine.<ref>{{cite news |title=International Dies In S. Africa |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19460403/026/0001 |work=[[Gloucestershire Echo]] |date=3 April 1946}}</ref> |
Returning to South Africa in 1909, Williamson became a mine manager at the Glynn's Lydenburg gold mine.<ref>{{cite news |title=International Dies In S. Africa |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19460403/026/0001 |work=[[Gloucestershire Echo]] |date=3 April 1946}}</ref> |
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Full name | Rupert Henry Williamson | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 November 1886 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Transvaal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 16 March 1946 | (aged 59)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Sabie, Transvaal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
School | St. Andrew's College | ||||||||||||||||
University | Trinity College | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Rupert Henry Williamson (22 November 1886 – 16 March 1946) was an England rugby union international.
Williamson attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, and went to Trinity College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar.[1] His halfback partner in schoolboy rugby, W. K. Flemmer, was another Rhodes Scholar, and the pair continued their association in varsity rugby, also touring together with the Barbarians. He played further club rugby for Blackheath and gained five England caps, scoring a try on debut against Wales at Bristol.[2]
Returning to South Africa in 1909, Williamson became a mine manager at the Glynn's Lydenburg gold mine.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "A South African "Nursey"". The Guardian. 19 December 1929.
- ^ "Mr R. H. Williamson Of Oxford And South Africa". The Observer. 21 March 1909.
- ^ "International Dies In S. Africa". Gloucestershire Echo. 3 April 1946.
External links
- Rupert Williamson at ESPNscrum