Frederick Kidd (rugby union)

William Kidd
Full nameFrederick William Kidd
Date of birth(1857-05-03)3 May 1857
Place of birthNewry, County Down, Ireland
Date of death5 September 1917(1917-09-05) (aged 60)
Place of deathDublin, Ireland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three-quarter
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1877–78 Ireland 3 (0)

Frederick William Kidd (3 May 1857 — 5 September 1917) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Newry, County Down, Kidd attended Dundalk Academy and Trinity College Dublin. He played his rugby as a three-quarter and had considerable pace, with the 120 yards race being his specialty in varsity athletics. A Lansdowne player, Kidd was capped three times for Ireland during this period.[1]

Kidd was a consulting surgeon and master at Coombe Lying-In Hospital in Dublin. He served as president of the Leinster Branch of the British Medical Association.[2]

  1. ^ "The Late Dr. F. W. Kidd". Evening Irish Times. 10 September 1917.
  2. ^ "Dublin Surgeon who Filled Important Offices". Freeman's Journal. 6 September 1917.