George Holmes (rugby union)
| Full name | George William Holmes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1893 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | April 1928 (aged 35) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glenageary, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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George William Holmes (1893 – 1928) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Dublin, Holmes was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where in addition to playing rugby he was captain of the swimming club. He was a centre three–quarter in rugby and gained a total of three Ireland caps, debuting against the 1912–13 Springboks at Lansdowne Road.[1][2]
Holmes served as a second lieutenant with the Cheshire Regiment in World War I.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "The New Caps". Irish Field. 1 February 1913.
- ^ "Answers to Correspondents". Irish Field. 24 May 1913.
- ^ "Sec.-Lt. G. W. Holmes". Irish Independent. 7 December 1915.
External links
- George Holmes at ESPNscrum