William Hogg (rugby union)
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Date of birth31 October 1861
Place of birthGranitefield, Dublin, Ireland
Date of death30 July 1941 (aged 79)
Place of deathSouth Dublin, Ireland
| Date of birth | 31 October 1861 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Granitefield, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 July 1941 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | South Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Trinity College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Civil engineer / Merchant | ||||||||||||||||
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William Hogg (31 October 1861 — 30 July 1941) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Hogg was born in Granitefield, Dublin, and educated at Trinity College Dublin. He gained an Ireland cap during his university studies, playing amongst the forwards against Wales at Edinburgh in 1885.[1] A civil engineer by profession, Hogg was later involved in business, as managing director of a tea and wine merchants.[2]