About William Pike
Lived 1860 – 1941 (aged 81). William Pike was a rugby union player.
Sir William Watson Pike (10 March 1860 — 26 June 1941) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Biography Born in Glendararry, County Mayo, Pike was capped five times for Ireland as a three-quarter from 1879 to 1883, and also represented Ireland as a field hockey player.
Pike served in the Second Boer War and was Director of Medical Services with the 1st British Army Expeditionary Force in World War I, during which he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.
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Who was William Pike?
rugby player
When was William Pike born?
William Pike was born on 10 March 1860.
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William Pike died on 26 June 1941.
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William Pike was a rugby union player.
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· DBpedia: William Pike (rugby union)
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