About William Joseph Hamilton
William Joseph Hamilton was a rugby union player.
William Joseph Hamilton (1 July 1850 – 22 May 1931) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Educated at Trinity College Dublin, Hamilton was a varsity athlete, cricketer and rugby union player, having most success in the latter with a cap for Ireland against England at The Oval in 1877.
Hamilton, a veteran of the Second Boer War, was an honorary major of the 4th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers.
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