Richard Finch (rugby union)
England international rugby union player
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Richard Tanner Finch (9 June 1857 – 12 January 1921) was an English international rugby union player.
Full nameRichard Tanner Finch
Born9 June 1857
Kensington, Middlesex, England
Died12 January 1921 (aged 63)
Seaton, Devon, England
Position
Halfback
| Full name | Richard Tanner Finch | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1857 Kensington, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 January 1921 (aged 63) Seaton, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Finch was educated at Sherborne School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1]
A diminutive halfback, Finch gained four rugby blues with Cambridge University RFC. He captained them in the 1879–80 Varsity Match and kicked the winning drop goal.[1] In 1880, Finch was capped for England in their Calcutta Cup win over Scotland at Manchester.[2]
Fnich was a long time medical superintendent of Fisherton House Asylum in Salisbury.[3]
