| Birth name | William Hay Masters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 June 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 October 1897 (aged 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Masters (25 June 1858 – 2 October 1897) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Masters played rugby union for Edinburgh Institution F.P. [2] [3]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1877. He was moved to the Quarter back position as Ninian Finlay and Bill Maclagan played at Half back. Masters won the match for Edinburgh by scoring a drop goal. [4]
He played for the East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 9 February 1878. Again, Masters played at Quarter back. [5]
He played for the Whites Trial side against the Blues Trial side on 16 February 1878. [6]
International career
Masters was capped three times by Scotland from 1879 to 1880. [7] He scored a try in the match against Ireland on 14 February 1880. [8]
Death
Masters had trips of South America working as a civil engineer to Buenos Aires [9] and Valparaíso [10]
He died in Argentina. He is noted as a railwayman. [11] He was buried in Edinburgh at the Dean Cemetery 2c. [12]
References
- ^ "William Hay Masters". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Masters - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Biographies of Argentine railwaymen". www.fcbap.ca.
- ^ "William Masters grave monument details at Dean 2c Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland". www.gravestonephotos.com.
 | This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1858 births
- 1897 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Edinburgh Institution F.P. players
- Whites Trial players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- East of Scotland District players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- British expatriates in Argentina
- British expatriates in Chile
- Rugby union halfbacks
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs
| Birth name | William Hay Masters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 June 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 October 1897 (aged 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Masters (25 June 1858 – 2 October 1897) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Masters played rugby union for Edinburgh Institution F.P. [2] [3]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1877. He was moved to the Quarter back position as Ninian Finlay and Bill Maclagan played at Half back. Masters won the match for Edinburgh by scoring a drop goal. [4]
He played for the East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 9 February 1878. Again, Masters played at Quarter back. [5]
He played for the Whites Trial side against the Blues Trial side on 16 February 1878. [6]
International career
Masters was capped three times by Scotland from 1879 to 1880. [7] He scored a try in the match against Ireland on 14 February 1880. [8]
Death
Masters had trips of South America working as a civil engineer to Buenos Aires [9] and Valparaíso [10]
He died in Argentina. He is noted as a railwayman. [11] He was buried in Edinburgh at the Dean Cemetery 2c. [12]
References
- ^ "William Hay Masters". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Masters - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Biographies of Argentine railwaymen". www.fcbap.ca.
- ^ "William Masters grave monument details at Dean 2c Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland". www.gravestonephotos.com.
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| This Scottish rugby union biography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1858 births
- 1897 deaths
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Edinburgh Institution F.P. players
- Whites Trial players
- Edinburgh District (rugby union) players
- East of Scotland District players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- British expatriates in Argentina
- British expatriates in Chile
- Rugby union halfbacks
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs