Will Osborne (rugby)

Will Osborne
Birth nameWilliam Thomas Osborne
Date of birth(1875-06-11)11 June 1875
Place of birthMountain Ash, Wales
Date of death24 March 1942(1942-03-24) (aged 66)
Place of deathOakengates, Shropshire, England
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82.5 kg (13 st 0 lb)
Occupation(s)collier
policeman
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Mountain Ash RFC ()
Glamorgan Police RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1902–1903 Wales 6 (3)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionForward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1903–06 Huddersfield
1906–10 Hull F.C.
Total 0 0 0 0 0

William Thomas Osborne (11 June 1875 – 24 March 1942)[1] was a Welsh international rugby forward who played rugby union for Mountain Ash and Glamorgan Police. Osborne played in six international matches, becoming a Triple Crown winner when he played for Wales in all three matches of the 1902 Home Nations Championship. At the height of his international career he 'Went North', switching to professional rugby league, and represented both Huddersfield and Hull FC (Heritage № 158).