Wilfred Bolton
Appearance
Birth name | Wilfred Nash Bolton | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1862 | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 August 1930 | (aged 67)||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Contrexeville (aged 67 years 332 days) | ||||||||||||||||
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Major Wilfred Nash Bolton OBE (1862–1930) was a rugby union international who represented England from 1882 to 1887.[1] He was commissioned into the Wiltshire Regiment in 1883 and saw service in the Second Boer War, where he prosecuted Breaker Morant and others at their court-martial.
Early life
[edit]Wilfred Bolton was born on 14 September 1862.[1]
Rugby union career
[edit]Bolton made his international debut on 6 February 1882 at Lansdowne Road in the Ireland vs England match.[1] Of the 11 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 7 occasions.[1] He played his final match for England on 5 March 1887 at Whalley Range, Manchester in the England vs Scotland match.[1]
International tries
[edit]Source for information in table below: Profile of Wilfred Bolton at ESPN Scrum.com[2]
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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1 | Dublin, Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Home Nations Championship | 6 February 1882 | draw | |
2 | Swansea, Wales | St Helen's, Swansea | Home Nations Championship | 16 December 1882 | won | |
3 | Manchester, England | Whalley Range | Home Nations Championship | 5 February 1883 | won | |
4 | Edinburgh, Scotland | Edinburgh | Home Nations Championship | 3 March 1883 | won | |
5 | Dublin, Ireland | Lansdowne Road | Home Nations Championship | 4 February 1884 | won | |
6 | Manchester, England | Whalley Range | Home Nations Championship | 7 February 1885 | won |
References
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