George Hamlet

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

George Hamlet

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

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

• List of Ireland national rugby union players