William Peart Hinton (27 October 1882 — 29 August 1953) was an Irish international
rugby union
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player.
Educated at
Wesley College Dublin, Hinton played his rugby for Old Wesley and was a specialist fullback. He was a permanent fixture in the
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
team between 1907 and 1912, gaining a total of 16 caps.
Hinton served as a second lieutenant with the
Royal Irish Regiment during World War I and in 1915 was reported as having been killed, when he had instead suffered minor shrapnel injuries to his head.
A stockbroker by profession, Hinton served a term as president of the
IRFU in 1920–21.
See also
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List of Ireland national rugby union players
List of Ireland national rugby union players is a list of men who have played for the Ireland national rugby union team.
Note the list only includes men who have played in a Test match (which includes those who played against the 1888–89 New Z ...
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1882 births
1953 deaths
Irish rugby union players
Ireland international rugby union players
People educated at Wesley College, Dublin
Old Wesley players
Rugby union players from Dublin (city)
Rugby union fullbacks
Irish rugby union administrators
Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922) soldiers
British Army personnel of World War I