Robert de Winton

Robert Francis Chippiani de Winton (9 September 1868 – 14 March 1923) was a Welsh–born England international rugby union player of the 1890s.^[1]

Robert de Winton

Full name	Robert Francis Chippiani de Winton
Date of birth	(1868-09-09)9 September 1868
Place of birth	Hay-on-Wye, Wales
Date of death	14 March 1923(1923-03-14) (aged 54)
Place of death	Porterville, CA, United States
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1893 England 1 (0)

Born in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, de Winton was a son of Archdeacon Henry de Winton and attended Marlborough College. He was active in both cricket and rugby during his time at Exeter College, Oxford, which he captained in the former. A halfback, de Winton was a three–time Oxford rugby blue and gained an England cap in 1893 when he appeared against Wales at Cardiff. He later played for Blackheath and was a Kent representative player.^[2]

De Winton served as a captain in the Lancashire Fusiliers during World War I. He moved to California after the war and in 1923 committed suicide by jumping to his death from a window, having reportedly been under financial stress.^[3]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players