Birth name | William Wyatt Pinching | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 24 March 1851 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gravesend[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 16 August 1878 | (aged 27)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | at sea SS Eldorado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Charterhouse School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Guy's Hospital Medical School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Wyatt "Nipper" Pinching (1851-1878) 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]