William Masters (rugby union)

William Masters (25 June 1858 – 2 October 1897) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]

William Masters
Birth nameWilliam Hay Masters
Date of birth(1858-06-25)25 June 1858
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of death2 October 1897(1897-10-02) (aged 39)
Place of deathBuenos Aires, Argentina
Rugby union career
Position(s) Half Back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- Edinburgh Institution F.P. ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1877
1878
1878		 Edinburgh District
East of Scotland District
Whites Trial		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1879-80 Scotland 3 (1 try)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Masters played rugby union for Edinburgh Institution F.P..[2][3]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District on 1 December 1877. He was moved to the Quarter Back position as Ninian Finlay and Bill Maclagan played at Half Back. Masters won the match for Edinburgh by scoring a drop goal.[4]

He played for the East of Scotland District in their match against West of Scotland District on 9 February 1878. Again, Masters played at Quarter Back.[5]

He played for the Whites Trial side against the Blues Trial side on 16 February 1878.[6]

International career

Masters was capped three times by Scotland from 1879 to 1880.[7] He scored a try in the match against Ireland on 14 February 1880.[8]

Death

Masters had trips of South America working as a civil engineer to Buenos Aires[9] and Valparaíso [10]

He died in Argentina. He is noted as a railwayman.[11] He was buried in Edinburgh at the Dean Cemetery 2c.[12]

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References
  1. "William Hay Masters". ESPN scrum.
  2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  3. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  4. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  5. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  6. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
  7. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Masters - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
  8. "Scotland v Ireland". ESPN scrum.
  9. "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.co.uk.
  10. "Ancestry - Sign In". www.ancestry.co.uk.
  11. "Biographies of Argentine railwaymen". www.fcbap.ca.
  12. "William Masters grave monument details at Dean 2c Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland". www.gravestonephotos.com.
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