Birth name | William Keith Linford Relph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 November 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 January 2023 | (aged 94)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Southport, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Keith Linford Relph (21 November 1928 – 18 January 2023) was a Scotland rugby union international player. [1]
Relph played for Stewart's College FP. [2] Relph was a noted sevens player and won the Melrose Sevens with Stewart's College FP in 1956. [1] During Relph's time at the club they also won the Langholm Sevens in 1951 and 1957; the Hawick Sevens in 1952 and 1959; the Gala Sevens in 1952; and Jed-Forest Sevens in 1959 and 1960. He captained Stewart's College FP in the 1957–58 season when they won the Scottish Unofficial Championship. [2]
Relph played for Edinburgh District. [2]
Relph was capped by Scotland to play France in 1955. [3] He went on to play for Scotland a further three times that same season. [4]
Relph married Lucy Celia Wass (1933–2008) in May 1955, two months after playing for Scotland at Twickenham. Relph and Wass had four children.
Birth name | William Keith Linford Relph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 November 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 January 2023 | (aged 94)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Southport, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Keith Linford Relph (21 November 1928 – 18 January 2023) was a Scotland rugby union international player. [1]
Relph played for Stewart's College FP. [2] Relph was a noted sevens player and won the Melrose Sevens with Stewart's College FP in 1956. [1] During Relph's time at the club they also won the Langholm Sevens in 1951 and 1957; the Hawick Sevens in 1952 and 1959; the Gala Sevens in 1952; and Jed-Forest Sevens in 1959 and 1960. He captained Stewart's College FP in the 1957–58 season when they won the Scottish Unofficial Championship. [2]
Relph played for Edinburgh District. [2]
Relph was capped by Scotland to play France in 1955. [3] He went on to play for Scotland a further three times that same season. [4]
Relph married Lucy Celia Wass (1933–2008) in May 1955, two months after playing for Scotland at Twickenham. Relph and Wass had four children.