William Collis

William Collis
Full nameWilliam Stewart Collis
Date of birth(1860-09-27)27 September 1860
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Date of death2 January 1947(1947-01-02) (aged 86)
Place of deathKilliney, Dublin Ireland
Notable relative(s)John Collis (son)
Maurice Collis (son)
Robert Collis (son)
Occupation(s)Solicitor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1884 Ireland 1 (0)

William Stewart Collis (27 September 1860 — 2 January 1947) was an Irish international rugby union player.

A Dublin solicitor, Collis played rugby during his youth and received an Ireland cap in 1884, playing as a forward against Wales at Cardiff. He was the head of Collis & Ward Solicitors.[1]

Collis's son Robert was also an Ireland rugby international. Robert's twin brother was the writer John Stewart Collis and another son, Maurice Collis, was a colonial administrator in Burma.[2]

  1. ^ "Old Rugby National". Ireland's Saturday Night. 4 January 1947.
  2. ^ "Collis, (William) Robert Fitzgerald ('Bob')". Dictionary of Irish Biography.