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John Pringle (rugby union)

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Rugby player
John Pringle
Full nameJohn Edward Conrad Pringle
Date of birth(1881-11-08)8 November 1881
Place of birthCounty Monaghan, Ireland
Date of death8 May 1952(1952-05-08) (aged 70)
Place of deathBuckland St Mary, England
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight13 st (182 lb; 83 kg)
SchoolCampbell College
Notable relative(s)Seton Pringle (brother)
James Pringle (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1902 Ireland 2 (0)

John Edward Conrad Pringle (8 November 1881 — 8 May 1952) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in County Monaghan, Pringle was a brother of surgeon Seton Pringle and cousin of politician James Pringle. He was educated at Campbell College, where he captained the cricket and rugby sides, then moved to Surrey to attend the Cooper's Hill Engineering School. While playing rugby for Cooper's Hill, Pringle gained two Ireland caps playing as a forward during the 1902 Home Nations Championship.

Pringle received his commission to the Royal Engineers in 1903.

See also

References

  1. "C. J. Pringle (Cooper's Hill)". Evening News (Waterford). 22 February 1902.
  2. "Ireland v. Scotland". The Sportsman. 22 February 1902.
  3. "Ex-Irish Rugby "Caps's" Death". Belfast Telegraph. 14 May 1952.

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