Edward Morphy
| Full name | Edward MacGillicuddy Morphy | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 January 1886 Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 July 1925 (aged 39) Beaufort, North Borneo | ||||||||||||||||
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Edward MacGillicuddy Morphy (28 January 1886 – 16 July 1925) was an Irish international rugby union player.
The son of a judge, Morphy was a forward and gained a single Ireland cap, featuring against England at Richmond in the 1908 Home Nations.[1] He played his club rugby for Dublin University, for which he was active until 1910.[2]
Morphy served as an officer in the Royal Garrison Artillery and received the Military Cross during World War I.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Recent Deaths". Irish Independent. 20 July 1925.
- ↑ "In Short". Irish Field. 26 March 1910.
- ↑ "Army Announcements". Belfast News-Letter. 1 July 1919.
External links
[edit]- Edward Morphy at ESPNscrum (archived)