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Rugby player
Hercules Beresford-Knox
Full nameHercules John Beresford-Knox
Date of birth(1880-08-02)2 August 1880
Place of birthGortnor Abbey, County Mayo, Ireland
Date of death10 March 1975(1975-03-10) (aged 94)
Place of deathLiverpool, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1904–08 Ireland 10 (0)

Hercules John Beresford-Knox (2 August 1880 — 10 March 1975) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in County Mayo, Beresford-Knox was educated at the High School, Dublin, and Trinity College Dublin, where he studied medicine. He played varsity rugby and also competed for Lansdowne. From 1904 to 1908, Beresford-Knox was capped 10 times as a forward for Ireland, which included a match against the touring 1905-06 All Blacks.

Beresford-Knox had a medical practice on Rodney Street in Liverpool.

See also

References

  1. "Sefton Doctors". www.seftonrugby.org.uk.
  2. "In 1905 the first All Blacks had achieved 'perfection'". The Irish Times. 13 November 2018.
  3. "Doctor dies aged 94". Liverpool Echo. 11 March 1975.

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