William Wyatt Pinching

Nipper Pinching
Full name William Wyatt Pinching
Date of birth 24 March 1851
Place of birth Gravesend[1]
Date of death 16 August 1878
Place of death at sea SS Eldorado (aged 27 years 145 days)
School Charterhouse School
University Guy's Hospital Medical School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Forward
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
- Guy's Hospital
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1872  England 1

William Wyatt "Nipper" Pinching was a rugby union international who represented England in 1872.[1]

Early life

Nipper Pinching was born on 24 March 1851 in Gravesend,[1] the third son of CJ Pinching.[2] He attended Charterhouse School[3] and went on to study medicine at Guy's Hospital Medical School.

Rugby union career

Pinching made his international debut on 5 February 1872 at The Oval in the England vs Scotland match.[1] This was the only match he played.

Later life

Pinching became a surgeon but his life and career were cut short when he was lost overboard from the SS Eldorado, one day's sail from Colombo, on 16 August 1878.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Nipper Pinching Profile on scrum.com
  2. 1 2 The Medical times and gazette. A JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, LITERATURE, CRITICISM, AND NEWS, page 396, (Published 1878)
  3. ↑ Parish, W. D. (William Douglas), List of Carthusians, 1800-1879, (1879) (Publisher: Lewes : Farncombe and Co.)


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