Born in Balbriggan, Hamlet was a forward who played for Old Wesley and earned 30 caps for Ireland from 1902 to 1911, which included a stint as captain.[1] His 30 caps remained an Ireland record until the late 1920s and the most by a player from Fingal for over 100 years.[2] He has the distinction of being the first to lead Ireland in a Test against England at Twickenham and was captain of Ireland's 1911 Five Nations campaign, where they lost only to Wales.[3][4]
Hamlet served as president of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1926 and 1927. He also co-founded and was president of Balbriggan RFC around this period. His son, also named George, was the longest serving member of Sligo RFC.[5]
george, hamlet, george, thomas, hamlet, april, 1881, october, 1959, irish, rugby, union, international, full, namegeorge, thomas, hamletdate, birth, 1881, april, 1881place, birthbalbriggan, irelanddate, death20, october, 1959, 1959, aged, place, deathdún, laog. George Thomas Hamlet 9 April 1881 20 October 1959 was an Irish rugby union international George HamletFull nameGeorge Thomas HamletDate of birth 1881 04 09 9 April 1881Place of birthBalbriggan IrelandDate of death20 October 1959 1959 10 20 aged 78 Place of deathDun Laoghaire IrelandRugby union careerPosition s ForwardInternational careerYearsTeamApps Points 1902 11Ireland30 0 Born in Balbriggan Hamlet was a forward who played for Old Wesley and earned 30 caps for Ireland from 1902 to 1911 which included a stint as captain 1 His 30 caps remained an Ireland record until the late 1920s and the most by a player from Fingal for over 100 years 2 He has the distinction of being the first to lead Ireland in a Test against England at Twickenham and was captain of Ireland s 1911 Five Nations campaign where they lost only to Wales 3 4 Hamlet served as president of the Irish Rugby Football Union in 1926 and 1927 He also co founded and was president of Balbriggan RFC around this period His son also named George was the longest serving member of Sligo RFC 5 See also editList of Ireland national rugby union playersReferences edit Ollie honoured to join Fingal heroes Irish Independent 25 May 2012 Will He Equal Record Daily Mirror 12 February 1927 Solid and rich tradition of rugby in the north east Meath Chronicle 4 March 2021 Griffiths John 2020 The Strangest Rugby Quiz Book Pavilion Books ISBN 1911622447 George was Rugby Club s longest serving member Irish Independent 20 July 2011 External links editGeorge Hamlet at ESPNscrum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Hamlet amp oldid 1199864284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
