George Hamlet

Rugby player
George Hamlet
Full nameGeorge Thomas Hamlet
Date of birth(1881-04-09)9 April 1881
Place of birthBalbriggan, Ireland
Date of death20 October 1959(1959-10-20) (aged 78)
Place of deathDún Laoghaire, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1902–11 Ireland 30 (0)

George Thomas Hamlet (9 April 1881 - 20 October 1959) was an Irish rugby union international.

Born in Balbriggan, Hamlet was a forward who played for Old Wesley and earned 30 caps for Ireland from 1902 to 1911, which included a stint as captain.[1] His 30 caps remained an Ireland record until the late 1920s and the most by a player from Fingal for over 100 years.[2] He has the distinction of being the first to lead Ireland in a Test against England at Twickenham and was captain of Ireland's 1911 Five Nations campaign, where they lost only to Wales.[3][4]

Hamlet served as president of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1926 and 1927. He also co-founded and was president of Balbriggan RFC around this period. His son, also named George, was the longest serving member of Sligo RFC.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ollie honoured to join Fingal heroes". Irish Independent. 25 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Will He Equal Record?". Daily Mirror. 12 February 1927.
  3. ^ "Solid and rich tradition of rugby in the north east". Meath Chronicle. 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ Griffiths, John (2020). The Strangest Rugby Quiz Book. Pavilion Books. ISBN 1911622447.
  5. ^ "George was Rugby Club's longest serving member". Irish Independent. 20 July 2011.

External links

  • George Hamlet at ESPNscrum
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