About William Sparrow
Lived 1869 – 1939 (aged 69–70). William Sparrow was a rugby union player.
William Sparrow (1869 – 1939) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Sparrow was born in Kilkenny and attended Trinity College Dublin, where he played rugby. He gained two Ireland caps as a fullback, facing Wales at Llanelli in 1893, then England at Blackheath the following year.
Ordained in 1895, Sparrow served as a curate at several English parishes, before his appointment as vicar of Luttons Ambo, Malton in 1904, a position he held up until his death.
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Who was William Sparrow?
Irish international rugby union player
When was William Sparrow born?
William Sparrow was born in 1869.
When did William Sparrow die?
William Sparrow died on 3 November 1939.
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William Sparrow was a rugby union player.
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