William Moore (rugby union)
Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
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William David Moore was an Irish international rugby union player.
Full nameWilliam David Moore
Born
Connor, County Antrim, Ireland
Died30 January 1926
Virginia Water, Surrey, England
OccupationPhysician
| Full name | William David Moore | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Connor, County Antrim, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 January 1926 Virginia Water, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Physician | ||||||||||||||||
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Moore was born in Connor, County Antrim, and while a Queen's College Belfast varsity player was capped as a forward for Ireland in a match against England at Lansdowne Road in 1878.[1]
A medical graduate of the Royal University of Ireland, Moore got his licentiate from the Royal College of Physicians in 1888 and for many years was the medical superintendent of Holloway Sanatorium in Virginia Water, Surrey.[2]