Rupert Williamson
South African-born England rugby union international
About Rupert Williamson
Lived 1886 – 1946 (aged 59). Rupert Williamson was a British rugby union player.
Rupert Henry Williamson (22 November 1886 – 16 March 1946) was an England rugby union international.
Williamson attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, and went to Trinity College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. His halfback partner in schoolboy rugby, W. K. Flemmer, was another Rhodes Scholar, and the pair continued their association in varsity rugby, also touring together with the Barbarians. He played further club rugby for Blackheath and gained five England caps, scoring a try on debut against Wales at Bristol.
Returning to South Africa in 1909, Williamson became a mine manager at the Glynn's Lydenburg gold mine.
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Who was Rupert Williamson?
South African-born England rugby union international
When was Rupert Williamson born?
Rupert Williamson was born on 22 November 1886.
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Rupert Williamson died on 16 March 1946.
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Rupert Williamson was a rugby union player.
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Rupert Williamson was British.
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