William Morton (rugby union)
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Full nameWilliam Andrews Morton
Born20 July 1866
Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died19 March 1948 (aged 81)
County Offaly, Ireland
Position(s)
Forward
| Full name | William Andrews Morton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 July 1866 Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 March 1948 (aged 81) County Offaly, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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William Andrews Morton (20 July 1866 — 19 March 1948) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Morton attended St Columba's College and Trinity College Dublin.[1]
Morton was a doctor by profession and had a medical practice in Birr, County Offaly. He captained the Birr Football Club and gained his solitary Ireland cap in 1888, as a forward against Scotland at Edinburgh.[2]