About William Stewart Collis
Lived 1860 – 1947 (aged 86). William Stewart Collis was a rugby union player.
William Stewart Collis (27 September 1860 — 2 January 1947) was an Irish international rugby union player.
A Dublin solicitor, Collis played rugby during his youth and received an Ireland cap in 1884, playing as a forward against Wales at Cardiff. He was the head of Collis & Ward Solicitors.
Collis's son Robert was also an Ireland rugby international. Robert's twin brother was the writer John Stewart Collis and another son, Maurice Collis, was a colonial administrator in Burma.
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Who was William Stewart Collis?
rugby player
When was William Stewart Collis born?
William Stewart Collis was born on 27 September 1860.
When did William Stewart Collis die?
William Stewart Collis died on 2 January 1947.
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William Stewart Collis was a rugby union player.
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