Henry Neill

Henry James Neill (12 December 1860 — 27 June 1949) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Henry Neill

Full name	Henry James Neill
Date of birth	(1860-12-12)12 December 1860
Place of birth	Geelong, Australia
Date of death	27 June 1949(1949-06-27) (aged 88)
Place of death	Mayfield, County Down, Northern Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1885–88 Ireland 9 (0)

One of 10 siblings, Neill was born in Geelong, Australia, not far from Melbourne. His father was a Belfast native, but his mother a local. When Neill was still a toddler, the family moved to Craigavad, County Down.^[1]

Neill, a forward, was capped eight times for Ireland during the 1880s. He featured in the team which defeated England for the first time in 1887 and the following season captained Ireland for their Home Nations campaign.^[2]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players