Full name | William John Hewitt | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1928-06-06)6 June 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 15 May 2019(2019-05-15) (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Stanley Hewitt (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
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William John Hewitt (6 June 1928 — 15 May 2019) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Biography
Hewitt was born in Belfast and learned his rugby at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, where he was a member of the 1945 Ulster Schools' Cup-winning side. He played his rugby club for Instonians.
An out-half, Hewitt had limited opportunities for Ireland due to the presence of Jack Kyle and was capped four times between 1954 and 1961, with two of his appearances coming as a wing three-quarter. He was a member of Ireland's 1952 tour of South America and earned his final cap against the Springboks in Cape Town on the 1961 South African tour.
See also
References
- "John Hewitt: Instonians, Ulster and Ireland out-half during golden era for Irish rugby". The Irish News. 8 June 2019.
- "Ex-Ulster and Ireland rugby hero John Hewitt dies aged 90". Belfast Telegraph. 16 May 2019.
External links
- John Hewitt at ESPNscrum