Walter Butcher
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Full nameWalter Vincent Butcher
Born2 February 1878
Tooting Graveney, Surrey, England
Died16 August 1957 (aged 79)
Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Position(s)
Scrum-half
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| Born | 2 February 1878 Tooting Graveney, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 August 1957 (aged 79) Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Walter Vincent Butcher (2 February 1878 – 16 August 1957) was an English international rugby union player.
Butcher was born in Surrey and attended Carlisle Grammar School.[1]
A scrum-half, Butcher played his early rugby in London, but won his England selection via Bristol and was capped seven times from 1903 to 1905.[2] He was regarded as a clever player and solid in defence. For his initial England appearances, Butcher was a halfback partner to Pat Hancock, a former Streatham teammate.[3]
Butcher was a railway engineer by profession and served as an officer in the Royal Engineers during World War I.[1]