William Wyatt Pinching

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

Nipper Pinching
Birth nameWilliam Wyatt Pinching
Date of birth24 March 1851
Place of birthGravesend[1]
Date of death16 August 1878
Place of deathat sea SS Eldorado (aged 27 years 145 days)
SchoolCharterhouse School
UniversityGuy's Hospital Medical School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Guy's Hospital ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1872 England 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. Nipper Pinching Profile on scrum.com
  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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