| Full name | George Thomas Hamlet | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1881-04-09)9 April 1881 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Balbriggan, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 October 1959(1959-10-20) (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dún Laoghaire, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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George Thomas Hamlet (9 April 1881 - 20 October 1959) was an Irish rugby union international.
Born in Balbriggan, Hamlet was a forward who played for Old Wesley and earned 30 caps for Ireland from 1902 to 1911, which included a stint as captain. His 30 caps remained an Ireland record until the late 1920s and the most by a player from Fingal for over 100 years. He has the distinction of being the first to lead Ireland in a Test against England at Twickenham and was captain of Ireland's 1911 Five Nations campaign, where they lost only to Wales.
Hamlet served as president of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1926 and 1927. He also co-founded and was president of Balbriggan RFC around this period. His son, also named George, was the longest serving member of Sligo RFC.
See also
References
- "Ollie honoured to join Fingal heroes". Irish Independent. 25 May 2012.
- "Will He Equal Record?". Daily Mirror. 12 February 1927.
- "Solid and rich tradition of rugby in the north east". Meath Chronicle. 4 March 2021.
- Griffiths, John (2020). The Strangest Rugby Quiz Book. Pavilion Books. ISBN 1911622447.
- "George was Rugby Club's longest serving member". Irish Independent. 20 July 2011.
External links
- George Hamlet at ESPNscrum
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