William Hall (rugby union)

William Herdman Hall (16 August 1901 — 20 October 1983) was an Irish international rugby union player.^[1]

William Hall

Full name	William Herdman Hall
Date of birth	(1901-08-16)16 August 1901
Place of birth	Belfast, Ireland
Date of death	20 October 1983(1983-10-20) (aged 82)
Place of death	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation(s)	Chartered accountant
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1923–24 Ireland 6 (0)

Born in Belfast, Hall was rugby captain for his final year at Royal Belfast Academical Institution and then became a foundation player for Instonians, winning back to back Ulster Senior Cups in 1922 and 1923.^[2]

Hall gained six Ireland caps as a fly-half, debuting against England at Leicester in 1923.^[3] The following year, Hall formed with John McDowell an all-Instonians Ireland halfback combination for a match against France.^[2]

See also

• List of Ireland national rugby union players

References

1. "New Caps". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 9 February 1923.
2. "Cap centurions, South Africa v East Africa, Test full-houses and cross-coders". ESPN.com. 20 June 2011.
3. "England Has Easy Task At Leicester". Athletic News. 12 February 1923.

External links

• William Hall at ESPNscrum