Pierce O'Brien-Butler
| Full name | Pierce Edmond O'Brien-Butler | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of death | 15 January 1902 | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Monkstown | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1897-1900 | Ireland | 6 | |
Pierce Edmond O'Brien-Butler (died 1902) was an Irish rugby union international player. He won six caps between 1897 and 1900. Pierce was a member of a titled family, the Barons Dunboyne. His own branch of the family originated in County Tipperary, where they lived at Bansha Castle in the 18th century.
He was killed in action during the Anglo-Boer War in 1902.
References
- Pierce O'Brien-Butler at Scrum.com
- IRFU Profile
- Jones, Stephen (1994). Rothmans Rugby Union Yearbook 1994-95. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7850-4.
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