Walter Greg (rugby union)
| Born | 14 February 1851 Bollington, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 6 February 1906 (aged 54) Assouan, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marlborough College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter Greg (14 February 1851 – 6 February 1906) was an English rugby union forward who represented England twice in 1875 and 1876.[1]
Early life and education
Greg was born at Bollington, Cheshire, the son of Samuel Greg, the industrialist and philanthropist, and Mary Priscilla Greg (née Needham).[2] The family resided at Mount House, Bollington.
He was educated at Marlborough College, entering in 1868.[3]
Legal career
After leaving school, Greg entered the legal profession. He served as an articled clerk and qualified as a solicitor in 1876, practising in Manchester while residing in Prestbury, Cheshire.[3]
Rugby career
Greg played as a forward for Manchester Football Club, one of the leading northern clubs of the period.[1]
In 1874 he was selected to represent the North in the North v South rugby union match fixture at The Oval, Kennington, one of the principal representative matches of the era.[4]
He was capped twice for England during the 1875–76 season:
- England v Ireland, Dublin — 13 December 1875
- England v Scotland, The Oval — 6 March 1876
Both matches were played under the 20-a-side laws then in force, and England won on each occasion.[1]
Greg was also associated with Lancashire representative rugby during the mid-1870s.[1]
Marriage and family
On 17 October 1878, Greg married Susan Elizabeth Gaskill at Wyke Regis, Dorset.[5] He was described at the time as a solicitor of Prestbury, Cheshire. The couple had four children.
Death
Greg died on 6 February 1906 at the Cataract Hotel, Assouan, Egypt.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Marshall, Francis, ed. (1892). Football: The Rugby Union Game. London: Cassell & Co.
- ↑ 1861; page 21,.
- 1 2 Marlborough College Register from 1843 to 1904. Oxford: H. Hart. 1905.
- ↑ "North v South". Huddersfield Chronicle. 21 December 1874. p. 3.
- ↑ England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index. Vol. 5a, Oct.–Dec. Weymouth. 1878. p. 707.
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