Richard Finch (rugby union)
| Full name | Richard Tanner Finch | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 June 1857 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kensington, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 January 1921 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Seaton, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Richard Tanner Finch (9 June 1857 – 12 January 1921) was an English international rugby union player.
Finch was educated at Sherborne School and Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1]
A diminutive halfback, Finch gained four rugby blues with Cambridge University RFC. He captained them in the 1879–80 Varsity Match and kicked the winning drop goal.[1] In 1880, Finch was capped for England in their Calcutta Cup win over Scotland at Manchester.[2]
Fnich was a long time medical superintendent of Fisherton House Asylum in Salisbury.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Late R. T. Finch". The Evening News. 5 March 1921.
- ^ "England v. Scotland". Liverpool Mercury. 1 March 1880.
- ^ "The Asylum Scandal". Daily News (London). 14 October 1905.
External links
- Richard Finch at ESPNscrum