Bill Tector

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| name = Bill Tector

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| full_name = William Richard Tector

| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|04|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Clonroche, Wexford, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|04|28|1929|04|16|df=y}}

| death_place = Dublin, Ireland

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| occupation = Schoolteacher

| school = Kilkenny College

| university = Trinity College Dublin

| relatives = Harry Tector (grandson)
Jack Tector (grandson)
Tim Tector (grandson)
{{nowrap|Craig Ronaldson (grandson)}}

| position = Fullback

| repyears1 = 1955

| repteam1 = {{nrut|Ireland}}

| repcaps1 = 3

| reppoints1 = 0

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William Richard Tector (16 April 1929 — 28 April 1996) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Clonroche, County Wexford, Tector was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College Dublin.{{cite news |title=Death of Bill Tector |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/death-of-bill-tector-1.44550 |work=The Irish Times |date=30 April 1996 |language=en}}

Tector led Kilkenny College to a Leinster Senior Cup title in field hockey and was Dublin University rugby captain for their centenary season in 1953–54.{{cite news |title=Bill Tector |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002321/19960505/119/0015 |work=Sunday Tribune |date=5 May 1996}} While playing his rugby with Wanderers, Tector achieved Ireland selection, making three appearances at fullback during the 1955 Five Nations. He was also a Leinster representative player.

A schoolteacher by profession, Tector was headmaster of Sandford Park School in Ranelagh, Dublin.

Tector's grandson Craig Ronaldson, a son of daughter Jackie, played fly-half for Connacht.{{cite news |title=Teacher thriving in the school of hard knocks |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/connacht-rugby/teacher-thriving-in-the-school-of-hard-knocks/31098094.html |work=Irish Independent |date=27 March 2015 |language=en}} One of his sons, Heatley, has fathered three cricketers, Harry, Jack and Tim, all of whom have represented Ireland at Under-19s level or higher.{{cite news |last1=Slattery |first1=Joel |title=Cricket tyro Tim Tector continues a proud family tradition |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/arid-40784280.html |work=Irish Examiner |date=13 January 2022 |language=en}}