George William Holmes (1893 – 1928) was an Irish international rugby union player.
| Full name | George William Holmes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1893 Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | April 1928 (aged 35) Glenageary, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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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
editReferences
edit- ↑ "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
edit- George Holmes at ESPNscrum (archived)