William Mortimer (rugby union)

William Mortimer (2 April 1874 – 31 October 1916)^[1] was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Marlborough Nomads and was capped for England, and was part of the British Isles tour to South Africa in 1896.

William Mortimer

Birth name	William Mortimer
Date of birth	(1874-04-02)2 April 1874
Place of birth	Warrington, England
Date of death	31 October 1916(1916-10-31) (aged 42)
Place of death	Crowborough, England
School	Marlborough College
University	Trinity College, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Cambridge University R.U.F.C. () – Marlborough Nomads () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1896 British Isles 4 (0) 1899 England 1 (0)

Early life

Mortimer was born in Warrington, Cheshire in 1874 to William Mortimer of Frodsham. He was educated at Marlborough College before matriculating to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1893.^[2] He worked on the London Stock Exchange.

Bibliography

• Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
• Jenkins, Vivian (1981). Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981-82. Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-907574-05-X.