William Collis
| Full name | William Stewart Collis | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 September 1860 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 January 1947 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Killiney, Dublin Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | John Collis (son) Maurice Collis (son) Robert Collis (son) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
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[edit]- William Collis at ESPNscrum