| Full name | William Meaburn Tatham | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 July 1862 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 18 October 1938 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
William Meaburn Tatham (30 July 1862 – 18 October 1938) was an English international rugby union player.
Born in Norfolk, Tatham was educated at Marlborough College and Brasenose College, Oxford.[1]
Tatham, a forward, was capped seven times for England from 1882 to 1884. He captained Oxford University to an unbeaten season in 1884-85 and also competed for the Marlborough Nomads.[2] In addition to rugby, Tatham also featured at the Wimbledon Championships, and played for Folkestone FC in the FA Cup.[3]
A member of the clergy, Tatham served as a chaplain in the Second Boer War and was vicar of Cantley for 46 years.[4]