About Snipe Watson
Lived 1899 – 1961 (aged 61–62). Snipe Watson was a military personnel and rugby union player.
Robert "Snipe" Watson was an Irish international rugby union player.
A wing three-quarter, Watson played rugby for Wanderers and was capped once for Ireland, appearing against the touring Springboks at Lansdowne Road in 1912. He later served as president of Leinster Rugby.
Watson was a chaplain to the forces in the later stages of World War I and received the Croix de Guerre. He became Canon of Kildare in 1944 and was Rector of Clonsast & Rathangan.
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Who was Snipe Watson?
rugby player
When was Snipe Watson born?
Snipe Watson was born in 1899 in Kinsale.
When did Snipe Watson die?
Snipe Watson died on 7 May 1961 in Rathangan.
What was Snipe Watson's occupation?
Snipe Watson was a military personnel and rugby union player.
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