William Fletcher (rugby union)

William Fletcher

Birth name	William Robert Badger Fletcher
Date of birth	10 December 1851
Place of birth	Kensington[1]
Date of death	20 April 1895
Place of death	(registered in) Kensington, London (aged 43 years 131 days)
School	Marlborough College
University	Oxford University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - - County side: - Cambridge University RUFC Blackheath North of England () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1873-1875  England 2 ()

William Fletcher was a rugby union international who represented England from 1873 to 1875.^[1]

Early life

William Fletcher was born on 10 December 1851 in Kensington.^[1] He attended Marlborough College and went on to study at Oxford University.^[2]

Rugby union career

At Oxford, Fletcher won four blues (1872, 1873 (2), 1874) and played in the first varsity match against Cambridge University in 1872.^[2] Fletcher made his international debut on 3 March 1873 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow in the Scotland vs England match.^[1] He played his final match for England on 8 March 1875 at Edinburgh in the Scotland vs England match.^[1]

Career

Fletcher became a merchant in London.^[2]

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