William Mortimer (2 April 1874 – 31 October 1916)[1] was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Marlborough Nomads and was capped for England, and was part of the British Isles tour to South Africa in 1896.
Birth name | William Mortimer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 2 April 1874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Warrington, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 31 October 1916 | (aged 42)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Crowborough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Marlborough College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Trinity College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Early life
editMortimer was born in Warrington, Cheshire in 1874 to William Mortimer of Frodsham. He was educated at Marlborough College before matriculating to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1893.[2] He worked on the London Stock Exchange.
Bibliography
edit- Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- Jenkins, Vivian (1981). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981-82. Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-907574-05-X.
References
edit- ^ William Mortimer player profile Scrum.com
- ^ "Mortimer, William (MRTR893W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
🔥 Top keywords: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS te ShqiperiseAlexandria Ocasio-CortezBilderberg GroupCristiano RonaldoDong XiaowanMinecraftOperation GladioPrimal cutRiot FestStrictly Come Dancing (series 7)Main PageSpecial:SearchKalki 2898 ADWikipedia:Featured picturesMartin MullICC Men's T20 World CupUEFA Euro 2024.xxxChris MartinA Quiet Place: Day One2024 ICC Men's T20 World CupProject 2025Joe BidenDua LipaCleopatraJamal Musiala2024 NHL entry draftVirat KohliColdplayDeaths in 2024Simone BilesUEFA European ChampionshipCeline DionCricket World CupThe Bear (TV series)Dakota JohnsonZac EfronCyndi LauperKasper Schmeichel2024 Copa AméricaRuben VargasBronny JamesBad Boys: Ride or DieElizabeth IAbu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuseNicole KidmanDonald TrumpRohit SharmaJasprit Bumrah