Henry Neill
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Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
Rugby player
Full nameHenry James Neill
Born(1860-12-12)12 December 1860
Geelong, Australia
Died27 June 1949(1949-06-27) (aged 88)
Mayfield, County Down, Northern Ireland
Position
Forward
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| Born | (1860-12-12)12 December 1860 Geelong, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 June 1949(1949-06-27) (aged 88) Mayfield, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Henry James Neill (12 December 1860 – 27 June 1949) was an Irish international rugby union player.
One of 10 siblings, Neill was born in Geelong, Australia, not far from Melbourne. His father was a Belfast native, but his mother a local. When Neill was still a toddler, the family moved to Craigavad, County Down.[1]
Neill, a forward, was capped eight times for Ireland during the 1880s. He featured in the team which defeated England for the first time in 1887 and the following season captained Ireland for their Home Nations campaign.[2]
References
- ↑ "Was Irish Captain In 1888". Belfast Telegraph. 28 June 1949.
- ↑ "Rugby Star of '80s Dead". The Herald. 29 June 1949. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Henry Neill at ESPNscrum (archived)
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