William Moore (rugby union)

William Moore
Full nameWilliam David Moore
Place of birthConnor, County Antrim, Ireland
Date of death(1926-01-30)30 January 1926
Place of deathVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Occupation(s)Physician
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1878 Ireland 1 (0)

William David Moore was an Irish international rugby union player.

Moore was born in Connor, County Antrim, and while a Queen's College Belfast varsity player was capped as a forward for Ireland in a match against England at Lansdowne Road in 1878.[1]

A medical graduate of the Royal University of Ireland, Moore got his licentiate from the Royal College of Physicians in 1888 and for many years was the medical superintendent of Holloway Sanatorium in Virginia Water, Surrey.[2]

  1. ^ "Irish Fifteen". Irish Times. 11 March 1878.
  2. ^ "Irish Doctor's Death". Ballymena Observer. 5 February 1926.