Joseph Wallis (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Joseph Godfrey Wallis | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 June 1873[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 May 1919 (aged 45) | ||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
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Joseph Wallis (20 June 1873 – 16 May 1919)[2] was a British rugby union player. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and won silver as part of the Great Britain team in what was the first rugby union competition at an Olympic Games.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Wallis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ Joseph Wallis at Olympedia
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