William Fletcher (rugby union)

William Fletcher
BornWilliam Robert Badger Fletcher
(1851-12-10)10 December 1851
Died20 April 1895(1895-04-20) (aged 43)
(registered in) Kensington, London (aged 43 years 131 days)
SchoolMarlborough College
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Rugby union career
Position Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Oxford University RFC
Blackheath
North of England
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1873-1875 England 2

William Fletcher (1851–1895) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1875.[1]

Early life

William Fletcher was born on 10 December 1851 in Kensington.[1] He attended Marlborough College, and went on to study at the University of Oxford.[2]

Rugby union career

At Oxford, Fletcher won four blues (1872, 1873 (2), 1874) and played in the first varsity match against Cambridge University in 1872.[2] Fletcher made his international debut on 3 March 1873 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow in the Scotland vs England match.[1] He played his final match for England on 8 March 1875 at Edinburgh in the Scotland vs England match.[1]

Career

Fletcher became a merchant in London.[2]

References