| Date of birth | (1853-07-31)31 July 1853 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 17 July 1939(1939-07-17) (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||
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William Gaffikin (31 July 1853 — 17 July 1939) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Raised in Belfast, Gaffikin was the youngest son of local councillor and linen merchant Thomas Gaffin. He attended the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and was a rugby player in his youth, gaining an Ireland cap in the team's first ever international match in 1875, against England at The Oval.
Gaffikin went into the linen trade and became head of his father's company.
See also
References
- "Gaffikin, Thomas". Dictionary of Irish Biography.
- "New Preparatory School". Belfast News-Letter. 12 October 1937.
- "Losses to Industry". Belfast Telegraph. 19 August 1939.
External links
- William Gaffikin at ESPNscrum