About Wallace Eyres
Lived 1895 – 1965 (aged 70). Wallace Eyres was a rugby union player.
Walter Charles Townsend Eyres (17 February 1895 – 16 September 1965) was an English international rugby union player of the 1920s.
Born in Barton Regis, Eyres was the son of diplomat Harry Charles Augustus Eyres.
Eyres captained the Navy XV in 1924 and gained his solitary England cap as a back row forward in a win over Ireland at Twickenham during the 1927 Five Nations Championship. He was unavailable for selection in the seasons that followed as his military service took him overseas.
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Who was Wallace Eyres?
rugby player
When was Wallace Eyres born?
Wallace Eyres was born on 17 February 1895.
When did Wallace Eyres die?
Wallace Eyres died on 16 September 1965.
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Wallace Eyres was a rugby union player.
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